Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 3 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

12.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Needles today (02 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 10PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	17s
Evening (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2				Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	1	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 9	SW 16	SW 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2187	2062	1728	1685	1643	1418	1310	1121	980	953	754	700	581	461	367	288	202	153	153	179	357	684	1444
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	WNW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SSE	W	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:11PM2.78m					7:52AM2.90m				7:36PM2.71m				8:38AM3.04m				8:51PM2.71m
Low Tide	12:32PM1.70m					1:01AM0.76m				1:53PM1.47m				2:00AM0.89m				2:57PM1.17m				2:53AM1.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	12	11	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	11	12	10	9	9	7	7	8	9	8	8	6	12	12	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 7	SW 7	W 14	W 14
kJ	2187	2062	1728	1685	1643	1418	1310	1121	980	953	754	700	581	461	367	208	183	138	64	179	99	684	1444
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 16	W 15	W 11	SW 8
kJ	76	94	126	134	181	269	316	404	404	485	524	368	298	273	227	288	202	117	85	177	357	223	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	—	SW 15	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WSW 6	W 22
kJ	242	209	209	209	209	209	212	167	174	96	—	136	151	193	153	153	153	153	153	111	183	67	335
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	SW 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	124	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	68	115	104	104	104	9	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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