Newport Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.02° N 4.84° W

Newport 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newport sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Newport at 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
7
1.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
19
30
45
31
77
74
45
28
21
31
156
281
278
206
178
160
173
198
176
221
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
35
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:18AM4.46m
8:33PM4.84m
8:50AM4.61m
9:05PM4.95m
9:22AM4.69m
9:39PM4.98m
Low Tide
2:45PM1.16m
3:10AM0.95m
3:18PM1.03m
3:43AM0.87m
3:50PM0.98m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
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8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
18
17
19
18
16
17
17
16
17
19
20
17
16
15
15
15
18
18
16
17
15
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
14
14
17
19
17
14
14
14
14
15
12
12
14
14
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