Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 9 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

11.9°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 5AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	15s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2		Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 9	SW 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1728	1685	1643	1418	1310	1121	980	953	754	700	590	461	367	288	183	179	153	177	291	674	1576
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ENE	ESE	ENE	E	WSW	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SW	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:11PM2.78m					7:52AM2.90m				7:36PM2.71m				8:38AM3.04m				8:51PM2.71m
Low Tide				1:01AM0.76m				1:53PM1.47m				2:00AM0.89m				2:57PM1.17m				2:53AM1.02m


	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	11	11	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	10	9	10	8	9	11	12	11	9	9	9	8	8	10	9	7	7	8	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 7	SW 7	WSW 11	W 14
kJ	1728	1685	1643	1418	1310	1121	980	953	754	453	590	461	227	212	183	179	81	156	158	531	1576
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WNW 13	SW 10	SW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 14	W 22
kJ	126	134	177	269	310	404	404	485	485	700	328	268	367	288	161	117	106	147	232	674	236
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 17	—	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 16	W 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	209	209	209	209	212	167	174	96	97	—	97	151	86	86	153	153	153	177	291	134	102
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	115	104	104	176	14	44	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Hanalei Bay United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5

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