Newport Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.02° N 4.84° W

Newport 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newport sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Newport today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Newport at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
32
42
32
47
40
29
27
44
71
91
113
132
96
73
67
119
101
64
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59PM4.20m
12:21PM3.86m
00:39AM3.83m
1:05PM3.59m
Low Tide
5:52PM1.43m
6:20AM1.63m
6:19PM1.73m
6:45AM1.93m
7:00PM2.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
13
14
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
12
12
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
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