Newport Point (The Wedge)

Beach break

Californie, États-Unis

Forecast reliability: HighWhy?

Hand-calibrated spot: orientation, ideal swell, tide and hazards documented. The rating still comes from a global wave model — always check on site. How we compute ratings →

From level advanced · Shorty 2 mmAccessible from advanced level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.2 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (13 s) that pushes hard. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Nearby spots
Newport Beach (River Jetties)6.55 km · Beach breakHuntington Beach6.713 km · Beach breakBolsa Chica6.419 km · Beach breakSalt Creek7.219 km · Beach breakDoheny6.723 km · Point breakThe Pier Beach7.531 km · Beach breakT Street Beach7.531 km · Beach breakLower Trestles (San Clemente)7.736 km · Point breakSan Onofre (Old Mans)7.338 km · Point break
Conditions
7.5/10
Good
Size
0.8–1.2 m
shoulder-high
Wind
19 km/h
W · Cross-shore
Swell
0.9 m
13 s · SSW
Best window · 6h8.8/10 · 0.7–1.1 m · 6 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, nice long, clean swell from the SSW. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Good conditions: worth the trip, suitable from advanced level.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
15h0.6–1.01316☀️23°
18h0.6–1.01313🌤️22°
21hBest0.7–1.1139☀️20°

3-hour slots (spot local time · PDT) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mBM 05:04-0.7 mPM 11:26+0.9 mBM 17:22-0.3 mmaintenant

The spot

wind swell

Climate & wetsuit through the year

Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 22:38 PDT · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.