Newport Beach Surf and Wind Quality by Season (CAL – Orange County, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Newport Beach, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Newport Beach Swell and Wind Distribution

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You can also compare this with Newport Beach swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Newport Beach surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Newport Beach surf quality by month.