Needles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Needles sea temperature is

11.8°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Needles at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	367	438	404	295	703	717	678	612	461	461	471	408	341	295	271	248	233	221	218	215	215	218	224	236
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:42AM2.92m			1:55PM3.61m					3:35AM2.84m				2:40PM3.53m				4:34AM2.75m				3:32PM3.38m
Low Tide			7:55AM1.47m					8:57PM0.03m				8:42AM1.59m				9:49PM0.12m				9:35AM1.70m				10:47PM0.27m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	12	12	11	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	10	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	7	7	6	7	7	8	7	5	5	4	4	7	8	7	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 15	SW 15	SW 5	SW 16
kJ	228	438	404	218	703	717	678	612	461	461	471	408	341	295	271	211	137	108	108	99	215	218	38	236
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 13	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 9	WNW 8	SW 15	SSW 5
kJ	152	153	213	156	181	181	179	175	165	160	254	251	206	251	251	248	233	221	218	215	67	47	224	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 18	WNW 10	SW 17	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	SW 16	SW 16	W 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	21	150	60	183	144	96	92	92	216	211	112	77	76	50	50	49	70	64	43	43	41	40	105	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	—	—	WNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	SW 5	—	—
kJ	367	—	—	295	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	45	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whiskey Creek Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	The Cape Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Ocean Park Washington	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	253	253	166	253	176	115	76	104	11	9	9	9	44	68	11	9	9	9	11	76	115	276	104	104
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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)							4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6	5	5	5

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