Newport Dunes

Orange County, California, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm

8 am
7.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

10 am
8.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 17°C62°F
Water: 23°C73°F
Wind: 75 km/hmph ESE
Gusts: 138 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 23%
Sunset: 6:08 pm

Today

7.7Great8 am21

7.9Great9 am21

8.2Great10 am43

8.4Great11 am53

7.6Great12 pm53

7.4Great1 pm106

8.8Excellent2 pm127

8.8Excellent3 pm159

8.9Excellent4 pm138

8.7Excellent5 pm138

8.5Excellent6 pm96

Sat

7.9Great8 am64

8.7Excellent9 am32

9.1Excellent10 am42

9.5Excellent11 am32

9.6Excellent12 pm85

9.6Excellent1 pm117

9.6Excellent2 pm138

9.6Excellent3 pm138

9.6Excellent4 pm138

9.4Excellent5 pm149

9.2Excellent6 pm149

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
Low 1 am, -0.1 m<1 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

Restrooms260 m840 ft away
Showers250 m830 ft away
Drinking water230 m760 ft away
Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m910 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 mi
Picnic tables370 m0.2 mi away
Boat ramp410 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 290 m950 ftCoast-Promontory Point
Nearest town: 2.2 km1.4 miNewport Beach (town)
Nearest airport: 29 km18 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

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

Nearby beaches

North Star Beach0.9 km0.6 mi north away
8.7 Excellent later
Edgewater1.5 km0.9 mi south-west away
8.1 Great later
Balboa Beach2.0 km1.2 mi south-west away
8.1 Great later
Newport Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south-west away
8.1 Great later
China Cove Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south-east away
8.4 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%