Newport Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Newport Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newport Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C
1.5° 

Newport Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Newport Beach surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with 942 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s 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 (Aug 22) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. 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 1.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 13s
Best Surf 5AM (Mon 24th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 18s
Most Powerful 5PM (Wed 26th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newport Beach over the next 16 days.


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