Newport Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.02° N 4.84° W

Newport 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newport sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.2° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Newport at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
7
1
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
1.7
N
6
0.5
WSW
7
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
103
131
78
49
39
47
41
47
57
66
55
60
97
159
154
132
128
117
85
57
200
26
78
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
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
11:21PM4.56m
11:42AM4.15m
11:59PM4.20m
12:21PM3.86m
00:39AM3.83m
1:05PM3.59m
Low Tide
5:56AM1.30m
5:52PM1.43m
6:20AM1.63m
6:19PM1.73m
6:45AM1.93m
7:00PM2.02m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
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8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
13
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
17
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
10
12
12
9
9
10
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