Newport - The Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, your local surf reporter, giving you the outlook for Newport - The Peak.

We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming up over the next couple of weeks. The first few days are looking pretty ordinary, but there are some definite windows of clean swell to get excited about. The best surf is going to be on Sunday, the 9th, and then a real standout on Saturday, the 15th.

Let’s start with this weekend. Saturday morning, the 8th, is a bit of a letdown. The water temp is 64°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. But the swell is a weak 2ft from the south with a short period, and the combined energy is only 121. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary.

Sunday, the 9th, is where it starts to pick up. We’ve got some clouds and a light north wind, which is a clean cross-off. The swell builds to 3ft from the ENE in the morning, with a better period of 9 seconds, and the energy jumps to 205. By the afternoon, it’s 4ft, still from the ENE, and the energy is up to 235. This is good surf, clean and fun. This is our first pick for the best on offer for the early part of the forecast.

Monday, the 10th, gets a bit messy. The morning brings rain showers and a strong 19 mph NW wind. The swell jumps to 7ft, but the conditions are marginal. The afternoon sees a big offshore wind, but the swell drops to 5ft, and the energy is still high at 459. It’s a powerful swell, but the wind is fresh, so it’s not ideal.

We then go through a few days of smaller, cleaner surf from Tuesday the 11th through Wednesday the 12th, with waves in the 2ft to 3ft range. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Thursday, the 13th, is interesting. The morning brings a 6ft swell from the SSW, but it’s a bit of a mess. The afternoon, however, is a monster. We see an 8ft swell from the south with a 12-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 1946. That’s a lot of power. The wind is light cross-onshore, but at that size, it’s a serious wave for experts only.

Friday, the 14th, the morning looks clean with a 5ft south swell and light cross-off wind. The energy is 450, so it’s a solid, surfable wave. The afternoon turns onshore and ruins it.

Now, here’s the real standout. Saturday, the 15th. The morning is absolutely pristine. A light SW wind, glassy conditions, and a tiny 2ft swell from the south. But the period is a staggering 23 seconds – that’s a very long period groundswell. The energy is still 528, meaning those little waves are going to have serious push. Because it’s such a long period, it might break a bit straight at the beach, but at The Peak, a reef, this will be an amazing, clean, long-running wave. This is the best session on offer. The afternoon turns a bit choppy with the onshore wind, so get it in the morning.

The week after that, from the 16th to the 23rd, is a bit of a mixed bag. There’s some clean surf on the morning of Monday the 17th with a 3ft south swell, and then a gap of smaller, onshore junk until we get a glassy morning on Saturday the 22nd with a 5ft swell from the SSE. That’s a decent option, but the 15th is the one to aim for.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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