Newport Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.02° N 4.84° W

Newport 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newport sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.5° 

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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Newport at 8AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. 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)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
7
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.9
WSW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.7
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
5
5
20
26
31
38
54
73
75
56
91
131
181
203
625
415
270
207
174
181
166
237
335
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSW
10
S
25
W
25
NW
25
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
2:38AM1.11m
2:45PM1.16m
3:10AM0.95m
3:18PM1.03m
3:43AM0.87m
3:50PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
1
6
1
1
1
7
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
17
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
16
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
12
15
17
15
13
12
13
14
14
15
13
13
10
10
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