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Newport Beach Surf Photo: 'US OPEN OF SURFING' by AJ Hu

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Issued: 10 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newport Beach sea temperature is

17.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	S
	13 s	glass		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	S
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	S
	13 s	cross- on	6 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	S
	13 s	cross- on	2 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	S
	12 s	cross- on	3 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	WNW	S	W
	12 s	glass	8 s	12 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	WNW	S	W
	12 s	glass	8 s	12 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	W
	12 s	glass		12 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	W	S	SSE
	11 s	glass	7 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	W
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	W	SSE	S
	10 s	on	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	SSE	S
	10 s	cross- on	2 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	SSE	S
	12 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	WNW	S	S
	12 s	glass	10 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	WNW	S	SSE
	11 s	glass	10 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	WNW	SSE	S
	11 s	glass	10 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		S	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Newport Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 hours and 12 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.3m (1.1 ft). Range 4.17m (13.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo taken at: 7:51 am 27 Jul 2016