Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
129
125
125
124
124
124
122
122
122
121
116
109
106
75
75
75
74
74
74
73
99
91
163
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
0
E
5
SE
0
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:22PM3.13m
12:50PM2.79m
00:04AM3.19m
1:16PM2.92m
00:44AM3.21m
1:41PM3.04m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.49m
6:12PM1.52m
6:48AM0.46m
6:51PM1.34m
7:18AM0.49m
7:29PM1.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
17
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
14
15
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
15
14
16
16
15
15
15
13
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