Newport Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin' at Newport Beach over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with ya – this is shaping up to be a pretty quiet stretch. We’ve got a long run of days where the surf just ain’t gonna be worth paddlin’ out for. There’s a gap right from the start, with the first sniff of something rideable not showin’ up until Monday, July 6th, and even then, it’s a real marginal situation. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sittin’ at 67°, but that’s about the only thing that’s got a bit of shine to it.

Lookin' at Friday the 3rd through Sunday the 5th, you can leave the board in the car. There’s small swell around 2 ft to 3 ft from the SSW, but it’s cursed with cross-onshore winds making it choppy and messy. Not worth your time.

Monday, July 6th finally brings a glimmer. The morning has a light onshore breeze and a 3 ft SSW swell with a long 16-second period. The combined energy is showin’ moderate readings (486). But it’s only gettin’ a marginal nod – tides might be muckin' it up. Tuesday the 7th is similar with a 3 ft SSW swell in the morning, still that long 18-second period and light onshore winds, but again it’s really just borderline. It’s not the kind of surf that’ll get your heart racin’.

Honestly, from there it’s just days and days of poor surf conditions. Each day holds small, weak swell – mostly 1 ft to 3 ft from the SSW – and the wind keeps swinging around, mostly cross-onshore, keepin' things choppy or just flat-out messy. The combined energy drops into lower three-digit and even two-digit figures by mid-month, so the ocean’s got no real push. By the time we get to July 15th, the swell is down to just 1 ft with a long but wasted period.

There’s no real standout, no day you should circle on the calendar. For a river break like Newport Beach, this is the kind of blank run that happens. It’s a sheltered spot, and without a good solid pulse from the SSW, it just goes to sleep. Maybe for a kite surfer there’s enough wind on a few of these afternoons, but for a paddle surfer? I’d wait. Forecasts can change, but as it stands right now, it’s a whole lot of nothin’.

Rusty.

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