Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.9° 

Needles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Needles today (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
633
633
633
507
372
875
646
721
730
470
976
847
743
647
569
488
447
423
359
359
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
0
SSW
0
NE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM3.44m
2:44AM2.92m
2:23PM3.46m
3:35AM2.79m
3:02PM3.43m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.40m
8:17AM1.22m
9:11PM0.35m
8:55AM1.40m
10:02PM0.38m
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cloud
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light rain
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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2
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
15
15
13
12
10
12
10
11
11
12
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