Needles Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.88° N 123.97° W

Needles WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Needles sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.1° 

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


Needles surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 7 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, WNW swell with 1,138 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Needles this week:

The surf forecast for Needles over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Needles in the next 16 days are 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 7th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 10s
Best Surf11AM (Sat 10th Oct)7ft (2.1m) 10s
Most Powerful11PM (Wed 7th Oct)5.5ft (1.7m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Needles over the next 16 days.


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