Surf Forecasts:
Newport Beach surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period, SSW swell with 613 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s 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 Thursday (Aug 20) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. 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 1.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) 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+) | 8PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newport Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up, Newport Beach crew. Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet for this river mouth. It's not a total write-off, but patience is the name of the game.
Right now, and for the next week and a half, it's lean. The waves are small, mostly under 3ft, and the wind is constantly putting a bump on the face. A lot of cross-onshore chop making it messy. The combined swell energy is pretty weak, mostly in the low hundreds (213 to 444), which tells you there's just not much juice in the water. The water temp is sitting at 70°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can at least be comfortable waiting.
We hit a bit of a lull, but then things start to stir around Wednesday the 26th of August. The swell picks up a little, hitting about 4ft from the S, with the energy climbing into the 700s (740). It's still a bit of a cross-on mess, but it's a step up. The news gets better as we roll into the first week of September.
The real standout, the one to circle on your calendar, is the morning of Friday the 4th of September. We've got a 3ft swell rolling in from the SSW, with a long period of 18 seconds. That's proper groundswell, meaning it'll have some good shape. But the kicker is the wind. It's glassy. That's a rare treat, and it means the river mouth will be clean and smooth. The combined energy hits 785 – moderate, but all that energy is well-organized. The swell direction is also a perfect match for the optimum direction here. This is by far the best session on offer, even if the size is on the small side. It's a beginner-friendly height, so get out there.
The rest of the 16-day window after that is a bit of a mixed bag, with conditions turning marginal again. So, really, you’ve got a long quiet spell, then a small window of hope, and that one glistening Friday morning.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 175 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 63 | 121 | 165 | 127 | 112 | 213 | 154 | 142 | 224 | 216 | 222 | 256 | 485 | 461 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:46PM1.38m | 8:37AM0.99m | 5:09PM1.41m | 8:34AM1.06m | 6:13PM1.49m | 8:46AM1.11m | 7:00PM1.58m | 9:00AM1.16m | 7:38PM1.67m | 9:16AM1.21m | 8:12PM1.74m | 9:34AM1.27m | 8:45PM1.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.28m | 10:23AM0.99m | 1:20AM0.17m | 12:15PM0.95m | 1:59AM0.08m | 1:06PM0.87m | 2:29AM0.00m | 1:42PM0.77m | 2:57AM-0.05m | 2:15PM0.67m | 3:22AM-0.08m | 2:47PM0.58m | 3:45AM-0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 175 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 19 | 121 | 165 | 26 | 98 | 213 | 150 | 142 | 63 | 53 | 222 | 181 | 485 | 461 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | W 7 | W 14 | W 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 16 | 15 | 99 | 112 | 21 | 25 | 50 | 224 | 216 | 127 | 256 | 96 | 37 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 18 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | W 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 81 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 27 | 58 | 127 | 50 | 155 | 154 | 66 | 89 | 128 | 24 | 239 | 159 | 17 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 71 | — | — | 70 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 37 | 57 | 88 | 0 | 110 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 30 | 0 | 121 | 124 | 6 | 110 | 110 | 39 | 47 | 96 | 47 |
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