Newport Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
133
145
146
142
142
142
146
158
196
198
162
162
146
97
97
99
100
100
100
100
99
97
48
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:26PM0.86m
11:14PM1.47m
3:06PM0.85m
11:55PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:34AM-0.02m
4:41PM0.78m
7:27AM0.05m
4:54PM0.84m
8:30AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:37
7:37
7:38
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
16
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
125
133
145
146
142
142
142
35
30
24
198
162
162
146
97
97
12
24
23
23
16
16
17
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
25
25
70
49
49
11
11
146
158
196
23
15
9
8
15
59
99
100
100
100
100
99
97
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
19
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
17
13
25
11
11
18
18
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
59
37
15
15
2
2
33
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
10
23
29
39
41
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
75
75
122
523
523
75
34
14
0
16
49
49
123
28
28
28
0
0
49
198
89
11
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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