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Surf Break: Newport beach

Photo credit: Anna Pham
Surf Break: Newport beach

Photo credit: Anna Pham
Surf Break: Newport beach

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Surf Break: Newport beach

Newport beach in Orange County is a sheltered beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Newport beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - Orange County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Newport beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Newport beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	40th Street	0 mi
Second closest break	Blackies	1 mi
Third closest break	56th St	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Newport Point	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Middles	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Newport beach:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	65 mi
Second closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	78 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	117 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	124 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	131 mi
Tide stations nearest to Newport beach:
Closest tide station	Santa Ana River entrance (inside), California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, California	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar, California (2	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newport Beach, Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar, California	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Newport beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	42 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	54 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	55 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	67 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	73 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Newport beach:
Closest city location	Newport Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Costa Mesa (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Huntington Beach (United States)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Fountain Valley (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Joaquin Hills (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Newport beach is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Newport beach is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.
• Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away.
• Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Newport beach and is 56 km (35 miles) away.