Newport Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down the surf for Newport Beach over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it's a pretty tough run. Most of the days are looking like a write-off. The wind is almost always cross-on, which kills the surface, and the swell is small and weak. We're looking at a long stretch of quiet, poor-quality surf before anything worth paddling for shows up.

The water temp is 70°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

The first tiny window might be Thursday morning, July 23rd. The swell is a paltry 3ft from the S at 12 seconds. The wind is a light cross-on breeze, so it won't be completely blown out, but it's still called marginal. The wave energy is moderate (498). It's a slim chance.

The next week is pretty much a blank. Small, weak, choppy slop with no real quality.

Then we get a pulse. Friday morning, July 31st – that's about a week and a half out, so don't hold your breath. The swell jumps to 5ft from the SSE. The period is 16 seconds, which is a proper long-period groundswell. The energy rockets up to very strong (1426). The wind is light and onshore, which is the best news we've had. It's still a marginal call, but this is the one to get excited about.

For Saturday morning, August 1st, the swell holds at 5ft from the S. The period drops to 12 seconds, but it's still a solid groundswell with moderate energy (708). The wind is light and onshore again. A good backup.

The whole thing falls apart into tiny, weak surf after that.

So, the standout is Friday morning, July 31st. That 5ft SSE swell with the 16-second period and light wind is the best offer. Newport Beach is a river break, so it can handle that long period. The Saturday morning, August 1st is a solid second option. The rest of the forecast is a hard pass.

Rusty.

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