Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 3 am 11 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 (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 10AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Evening (11 Nov)	13ft (4.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	5	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WSW 14	W 15	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	W 22	W 20	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17
Wave Graph
kJ	3347	2918	3158	3589	3658	4135	4710	5808	5429	5169	5416	5012	4604	3883	3297	2961	2895	2226	1714	3169	3131	7704	24234	28362	24031	18100	14133
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SSW	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:42AM2.79m			12:39PM3.27m					2:24AM2.72m				1:15PM3.18m				3:08AM2.64m				1:53PM3.06m				3:57AM2.57m
Low Tide			6:49AM1.66m					7:41PM0.34m				7:26AM1.74m				8:21PM0.45m				8:06AM1.81m				9:04PM0.58m


	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13
	—	—	—	—	—	4:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	4:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	8	1	—	1	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	18	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	14	14	13	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	11
Feels °C	11	11	12	13	12	10	13	14	13	14	12	14	15	14	11	11	10	8	8	3	8	9	7	7	6	7	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WSW 14	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	W 22	W 20	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17
kJ	3347	2918	3158	3589	3658	4135	4710	5808	5429	5169	5416	5012	4604	3883	3297	2961	2895	999	1714	3169	3131	7704	24234	28362	24031	18100	14133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	W 15	W 16	W 16	W 15	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	54	33	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	509	2226	1551	1211	1672	1672	1189	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	W 26	W 20	W 14	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	13	515	2249	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	The Cape Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Elwha Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Whiskey Creek Washington	Crescent Washington	Crescent Washington	Crescent Washington	Crescent Washington
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	2	3	9	5	6	5	5	5
Distance (km)	274	274	280	274	274	274	104	104	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	176	9	254	253	9	253	254	254	254	254
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon							Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef		Seaside Cove			Seaside Cove
Rating (10 max)							8	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5		5			9
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	8	8	9	7	9
Header Global	Coxos Portugal	Anael France	Anael France	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Leffingwell Landing United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Baterias Peru	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Fullers United States	Fullers United States	Cojo United States	Rincon - Rivermouth United States
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	9	6	5	5	8	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	9	7	5

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