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Newport Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Newport Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newport Point sea temperature is
17.3° C
 (Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newport Point today?

The current surf forecast for Newport Point at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515141414141414131321212121
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17529522622628816415815014614414214214013813613312789888871115115112
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
1.35
10:45PM
1.69
11:32AM
1.17
11:19PM
1.71
12:33PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
-0.07
4:39PM
0.15
5:34AM
-0.11
5:06PM
0.30
6:29AM
-0.10
5:35PM
0.47
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:52-----
Sunset-----7:02-------7:02-------7:04--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121232623222019191921222120191819182020201918
Feels °C (?)222322242522222019192021202020201919181918191918
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