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Newport Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Newport Beach 8 photos

  • Newport Beach Views 02

    Newport Beach Views 02. Pumaphotog, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Newport Beach, California 5 2022-10-08

    Newport Beach, California 5 2022-10-08. F ASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Newport Beach, California 8 2022-10-08

    Newport Beach, California 8 2022-10-08. F ASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Rudolph Schindler designed this house for P. Lovell in 1926. It's in Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, a posh district if any. See where this picture was taken. [][?]

    Rudolph Schindler designed this house for P. Lovell in 1926. It's in Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, a posh district if any. See where this picture was taken. [][?]. ikkoskinen, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Marbled godwits napping on the beach

    Marbled godwits napping on the beach. Eekim, CC0. Source

  • Lido isle yacht club by Don Ramey Logan

    Lido isle yacht club by Don Ramey Logan. Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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    CA Orange County. Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0. Source

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    CA Orange County. Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
95 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
20%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
7.9Great8 am64
8.1Great9 am64
8.3Great10 am64
8.5Excellent11 am85
8.3Great12 pm138
8.3Great1 pm159
8.4Great2 pm149
8.1Great3 pm1912
8.0Great4 pm2012
7.8Great5 pm2113
8.1Great6 pm2012
Sat
8.1Great8 am74
8.5Excellent9 am64
8.8Excellent10 am42
8.9Excellent11 am53
8.9Excellent12 pm85
9.0Excellent1 pm106
9.0Excellent2 pm128
9.0Excellent3 pm149
9.0Excellent4 pm159
8.8Excellent5 pm1811
8.8Excellent6 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 190 m610 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms480 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers470 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water480 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi
  • Playground240 m790 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
4.1 km2.5 miNewport Beach (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

Nearby places

  • The Stuft Surfer CafeFood and drink
    500 m0.3 mi
  • Lighthouse CafeFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi
  • O'hana Sushi and RamenJapanese
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Lombardy's Market & DeliSandwich
    850 m0.5 mi
  • My GalleyFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Newport Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%