Newport Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. Usually, a river break like Newport Beach can give us a sneaky little wave, but this outlook is a tough one to swallow. The water is a whopping 73°F—that’s 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year, which is very unusual and feels like bathwater.

The pattern for the next 16 days is pretty grim, I’m not gonna lie. We’ve got a serious gap in quality surf. For the first week, from Tuesday the 8th right through to Monday the 14th, it’s all poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly 1ft to 3ft, and it’s coming from the SSW or SW, but the wind is constantly cross-on or cross-shore, keeping things choppy and messy. The combined wave energy is moderate at best (367 to 424), but it’s wasted. There’s no standout day here; it’s all a write-off for a paddle.

Moving into the second week, from Tuesday the 15th to Wednesday the 23rd, the swell stays small—1ft to 3ft—and the wind lightens up a bit, but the conditions are still labelled as either poor or marginal. The only glimmer of hope is on the morning of Wednesday the 16th, when the swell hits 3ft from the SSW with a long period of 18 seconds, and the energy bumps up to 418. That’s a long-period groundswell, which is a positive for a river mouth, but the wind is still cross-on. It’s only a marginal day.

True standouts? Honestly, there aren’t any. The best you can hope for is the window around Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st, when the swell holds at 3ft to 3ft from the SW, with a decent period of 17 to 19 seconds, and light winds in the morning. The energy is moderate to strong (485 to 518), but it’s still only rated as marginal. For a river break, that long period could mean the waves are a bit too straight, but it’s the closest we get to something rideable. Expect crowds to be likely, as this is the only stretch that looks half-decent.

There’s a big gap of nothing until then, so don’t rush down. It’s pretty bleak.

Rusty.

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