Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Needles sea temperature is
11.7° C
3.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
163
254
251
248
242
186
178
159
178
197
210
214
253
258
258
253
214
197
189
185
146
146
140
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:07AM2.35m
9:05PM3.38m
11:17AM2.50m
10:05PM3.51m
12:14PM2.66m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.64m
2:42PM1.74m
4:32AM0.36m
3:54PM1.78m
5:28AM0.11m
5:00PM1.73m
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:06
9:05
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
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