Newport Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. I’m not gonna lie to you, the next couple of weeks are looking bleak. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf and onshore winds messing things up. It’s going to be a test of patience.

The first real chance of anything comes Tuesday the 25th, but honestly, it’s not much. Newport Beach (Newport Beach) is showing a small 2ft of south swell, but the conditions are poor. The water’s way warmer than normal for this time of year, a full 6°F above average, which is unusual, but that’s about all the excitement. You’d be fighting a light onshore breeze for a dribble.

We then hit a real flat spell. From Wednesday the 26th all the way through to Monday the 8th of September, it’s just not happening. There are a few mornings with slightly better looking swell—around 4ft to 4ft on the 26th, 27th, and the 29th—but each time the wind is cross-onshore or onshore, making it messy. The energy is weak, with most days showing combined swell energy in the low to mid hundreds, which is nothing to get excited about. This is a blank run that’s going to feel like forever.

There is one glimmer, and it’s a long way off. On Wednesday the 9th of September, things finally start to wake up. The morning shows a more solid 4ft of south-southeast swell with a period of 14 seconds. The energy jumps to 1124, which is a solid, moderate pulse. The wind is light cross-onshore, which might clean it up a bit. This is your best bet for the whole stretch. It’s a river break, fairly consistent, and the swell direction is right in line with its optimum. It’s still not huge, but it’s something to put in the calendar. The afternoon of that same day sees the swell bump up to 5ft with the energy jumping to 1821, but the wind picks up to a moderate cross-onshore, so that morning session on Wednesday the 9th is the standout. It’s a week and a half away, so don’t book your flights, but it’s the only real light in the tunnel.

Rusty

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