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Newport Beach Surf Guide

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.

Newport Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	2	fairly consistent	18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Newport Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Newport Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Newport Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Newport Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 1% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 99% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

99%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Newport Beach Location Map

Interactive Newport Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Newport Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 8 June 2026, 19:33 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	21	21	20	20
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Newport Beach look like?

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Tides at Newport Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, California, 4 km from Newport Beach.

Next High Water: 04:26am | 0.99m

Next Low Water: 11:21pm | 0.59m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
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Newport Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (18.6 °C) at Newport Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 19.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite