Surf Forecasts:
Newport Beach surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 629 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Newport Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Newport Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Newport Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newport Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. It’s one of those stretches where you’ll be checking the cam more than waxing your board. But let’s break it down day by day.
For the opening days, right through the weekend and into next week, we’ve got small, weak, and messy surf. The swell is there, but it’s just not showing any love. Saturday the 8th kicks off with a tiny 2ft SSW swell, but a cross-on breeze is chopping the surface up. The swell energy is weak at 277, and the water’s a very unusual 72.9°F (a whopping 6.1°F warmer than average for this spot). That's a real anomaly. Sunday the 9th is a touch bigger at 2.6ft, but it's still poor. The wind goes more onshore through Monday and Tuesday, with swell dropping back down to 1.6ft. It’s not looking like it’s worth the drive.
We do see a little bump in energy around the 14th and 15th, with the combined energy climbing into the 400s and 500s. The swell height stays small though, topping out at 3.3ft on Saturday the 15th, but that day the wind is a moderate cross-onshore 12 mph, leaving it choppy and uninviting. This stretch is still rated as poor. The following week, from the 17th onward, we’re back to the same story: small 1.6ft to 2.6ft swells, mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds, and energy levels dipping back into the 100s and 200s. There are glimpses of cleaner mornings, like the 17th and 18th where the wind is light, but the swell is just too weak to get excited about.
Genuinely, there isn't a standout session in this entire window. The best you could hope for is a marginal, knee-to-waist high wave on a light wind morning, but it’s a gamble. The first real period of any note is the 14th to 16th of August where the energy is moderate (426-582), but the quality is just not there. It’s a classic case of “all dressed up with nowhere to go.” For the most part, it looks like a better window for the kite surfers than for us, especially on the days with that moderate cross-onshore wind.
Hang in there. Forecasts change, but this blank run looks pretty set in for a while.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 203 | 366 | 249 | 242 | 218 | 163 | 139 | 184 | 95 | 154 | 207 | 143 | 173 | 206 | 166 | 251 | 242 | 199 | 280 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.82m | 8:33AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.94m | 9:06AM1.20m | 7:54PM2.03m | 9:38AM1.29m | 8:43PM2.07m | 10:11AM1.38m | 9:28PM2.02m | 10:43AM1.45m | 10:13PM1.91m | 11:16AM1.50m | 10:56PM1.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.84m | 1:54AM-0.20m | 12:49PM0.77m | 2:38AM-0.33m | 1:49PM0.66m | 3:18AM-0.39m | 2:40PM0.54m | 3:56AM-0.39m | 3:29PM0.44m | 4:31AM-0.32m | 4:16PM0.37m | 5:05AM-0.19m | 5:04PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 237 | 203 | 366 | 249 | 242 | 218 | 163 | 139 | 99 | 95 | 154 | 207 | 143 | 173 | 206 | 166 | 251 | 242 | 171 | 280 | 629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 56 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 65 | 97 | 184 | 33 | 57 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 69 | 37 | 36 | 45 | 199 | 169 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 9 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 56 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 20 | 50 | 75 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 98 | 56 | 70 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 31 | 47 | 196 | 13 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 47 | 115 | 33 | 47 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 115 | 30 |
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