Surf Forecasts:
Newport Beach surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,106 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 13s. 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 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newport Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next sixteen days look like a long, flat stretch for the river mouth at Newport Beach. There’s a tiny window of interest, but you’ll have to be patient.
The first sniff of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t arrive until the morning of Sunday, September 6th. That’s a few days of flat, choppy nothing to get through. The wind is forecast to go glassy early that Sunday, with a northwesterly breeze at just 3.1 mph. The swell will be a solid 5.2 ft from the south, with a period of 14 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell with some decent energy (1007) pushing in. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, so don’t expect any surprises there. The setup is a river mouth, and with a long-period swell like that, the waves could be a bit straight and reform, but with glassy conditions, it’ll be clean. This is the standout of the whole run. The south swell direction is a good match for the spot, and while it’s usually a fairly consistent break, crowds are often a factor here, so get there early.
That Sunday afternoon, the wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the north-northwest, keeping things clean, but the energy drops a notch (994). Monday morning, September 7th, the swell is still 4.9 ft from the south, but the wind turns cross-on from the west, so the quality slides back to marginal.
After Monday, it’s a long, slow decline. The rest of the week and the second week is a tale of onshore wind, small swell, and poor conditions. The combined energy drops from moderate three-digit numbers down to weak two-digit readings by the 13th. There’s nothing to get excited about. The lone exception is the morning of Saturday, September 19th, where the swell is still tiny at 2.0 ft from the southwest, but with a very light, variable wind and a long period of 18 seconds, it might be just barely rideable on a log. The energy (444) is back in the moderate range, but it’s a long shot.
So, to sum it up: your one and only real shot is Sunday morning, September 6th. Get on it, because the rest of the forecast is a desert.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 387 | 537 | 494 | 985 | 957 | 1074 | 705 | 901 | 917 | 650 | 387 | 195 | 190 | 181 | 298 | 419 | 376 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.02m | 4:44PM1.64m | 7:42AM1.14m | 6:00PM1.74m | 8:09AM1.25m | 6:59PM1.84m | 8:36AM1.37m | 7:50PM1.90m | 9:03AM1.47m | 8:35PM1.89m | 9:31AM1.57m | 9:18PM1.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.09m | 10:15AM0.96m | 00:48AM-0.05m | 12:00PM0.86m | 1:35AM-0.16m | 1:04PM0.70m | 2:15AM-0.22m | 1:55PM0.53m | 2:51AM-0.22m | 2:40PM0.37m | 3:23AM-0.16m | 3:23PM0.25m | 3:53AM-0.06m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 525 | 372 | 537 | 404 | 985 | 957 | 1074 | 705 | 901 | 917 | 650 | 387 | 195 | 190 | 154 | 298 | 419 | 376 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 12 | W 6 | SW 9 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 239 | 387 | 392 | 494 | 19 | 18 | 403 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 80 | 81 | 149 | 127 | 181 | 80 | 83 | 71 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 21 | S 22 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 49 | 68 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 148 | 51 | 81 | 47 | 46 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 16 | 13 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 124 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 124 | 110 | 30 | 6 | 124 | 0 | 6 | 115 | 25 | 47 | 110 | 39 |
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