Surf Forecasts:
Newport Beach surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, S swell with 730 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 15s. 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 1.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newport Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a paddle. Let's get into it.
We're looking at Newport Beach, and the water is sitting at 72°F which is a solid 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That's very unusual, feels like bathwater.
The pattern starts off weak and stays that way. We've got a long period groundswell (16 seconds) rolling in on Wednesday, July 29th, but it's coming straight onshore with a cross-on wind. The swell is a weak 3ft from the SSW, and the combined energy is only 783 (moderate), but the report says "poor surf conditions." It's a river break, so that long period just isn't going to do much for us here. Thursday the 30th through Saturday the 1st of August is more of the same – tiny, onshore, or cross-on junk. Swell sizes barely crack 4ft, and the periods are still long, but the wind is all wrong. The energy drops off a cliff, going from 694 down to 193 by Saturday afternoon.
From Sunday the 2nd of August all the way through the end of the forecast on Thursday the 13th of August, we're looking at a brutal stretch of tiny surf. Swell heights are consistently 1ft to 2ft. The combined energy spends most of its time in the double digits, occasionally scraping into the low 200s or 300s. The closest thing to a highlight is a couple of days (like the 7th and 8th of August) where the period jumps up to 19 seconds and the energy gets into the 230s to 250s, but the swell is still only 1ft to 2ft and the wind is either cross-on or onshore. It's a frustrating tease. Even the SSW swell direction matches the optimum, but there's just no power behind it.
Bottom line: there's nothing worth paddling out for in this 16-day window. The forecast shows a solid two-week gap with no decent surf. The river mouth is just too sheltered and the swell is too weak to get anything going. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, because we're just getting onshore wind and tiny, choppy waves.
Keep the board in the car, but don't get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but this one is a stinker.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 575 | 422 | 682 | 387 | 371 | 569 | 361 | 184 | 123 | 131 | 85 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 66 | 41 | 84 | 77 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.17m | 9:34PM1.80m | 11:07AM1.21m | 10:06PM1.75m | 11:33AM1.26m | 10:39PM1.66m | 12:00PM1.32m | 11:16PM1.52m | 12:29PM1.37m | 11:57PM1.34m | 1:02PM1.43m | 00:50AM1.12m | 1:41PM1.49m | 2:09AM0.91m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.66m | 4:51AM-0.16m | 4:08PM0.62m | 5:17AM-0.11m | 4:47PM0.59m | 5:42AM-0.03m | 5:30PM0.57m | 6:08AM0.09m | 6:21PM0.55m | 6:33AM0.23m | 7:24PM0.52m | 7:00AM0.39m | 8:47PM0.47m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | SSW 13 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 392 | 575 | 422 | 682 | 387 | 371 | 569 | 361 | 184 | 33 | 131 | 49 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 77 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | W 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | W 7 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 360 | 341 | 392 | 12 | 212 | 180 | 21 | 46 | 110 | 123 | 21 | 85 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 84 | 11 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 5 | S 10 | S 9 | W 6 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 7 | — | 20 | 11 | — | 14 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 19 | 26 | 46 | 46 | 19 | 66 | 41 | 37 | 22 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 110 | 18 | 47 | 88 | 33 | 47 | 124 | 0 | 47 | 110 | 47 | 47 | 115 | 47 | 47 | 124 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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