Newport Beach · Southern California Ocean

Weather & Conditions

Current — 6:55 AM

Newport Beach

Wind

1 mph SW

Swell

2.4 ft / 12s

Water

67°F

Good Conditions

Sunrise

5:44 AM

Sunset

7:52 PM

Daylight

14h 8m

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Illumination

44%

Next Full Moon

Fishing Conditions — 5-Day Outlook

Sat, May 23 · Today

2.6ft seas

12s S swell

9mph wind

12s swell

Sun, May 24

Fair

3ft seas

13s S swell

11mph wind

3.0ft seas

Mon, May 25

Fair

3.4ft seas

14s SSW swell

13mph wind

3.4ft seas

Tue, May 26

Fair

3.5ft seas

12s SSW swell

12mph wind

3.5ft seas

Wed, May 27

Fair

4.8ft seas

7s W swell

14mph wind

4.8ft seas

Based on swell model + wind forecast. Always verify with buoy & marine forecast before heading out.

10-Day Forecast — Newport Beach

Open-Meteo

TodayMay 23

SunMay 24

MonMay 25

TueMay 26

WedMay 27

ThuMay 28

FriMay 29

SatMay 30

SunMay 31

MonJun 1

2.8ft12s

3.1ft13s

3.5ft13s

3.8ft12s

4.8ft10s

3.7ft10s

3.1ft10s

3ft12s

3.3ft13s

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Good

Fair

Good

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HighLowCloud %Rain %~ftWaves (ft · period s)Wind dir · speed (mph)

GoodFairPoorBest fishing day

Solunar Bite Times

fair

Saturday, May 23

5:46 AM – 7:46 AMmajorACTIVE

12:28 PM – 1:28 PMminor

6:10 PM – 8:10 PMmajor

12:52 AM – 1:52 AMminortmrw

6:35 AM – 8:35 AMmajortmrw

Near quarter moon — lighter solunar activity · Times are approximate ±1 hr

Barometric Pressure

→ Steady1014.7 hPa

Stable pressure — consistent bite conditions

Wind & Waves — Windy

Swell Forecast — Newport Beach

Open-Meteo Marine

TodayMay 23Fair

SunMay 24Fair

MonMay 25Fair

TueMay 26Fair

2.8 ft11s · SW

3.1 ft11s · SW

3.5 ft12s · SW

3.8 ft11s · SW

FlatFairGoodChoppyDots = period at 6 AM / Noon / 6 PM

Tides — Newport Beach (MLLW)

Fishing the Tides

3.0 ftStrong Outgoing ↓↓

Forage swept off structure into the water column. Prime time for pelagics — look for bird activity. Work the down-current eddies and kelp edges.

Target:YellowtailBonitoBarracuda

SoCal Buoy Network

Live · 30 min

Location	Wave Ht	Period	Direction	Water Temp	Wind
Santa Monica Bay 46221	2.6 ft	13 s	SSW	63° F	calm / n/a
San Pedro Channel 46222	2.3 ft	12 s	SSE	64° F	calm / n/a
San Clemente Basin 46086	3.3 ft	15 s	SSW	66° F	2 kts NW
Oceanside Offshore 46224	2.3 ft	15 s	SSW	67° F	calm / n/a
Point Loma South 46232	3.3 ft	14 s	SSW	65° F	calm / n/a

46086 San Clemente Basin is closest offshore indicator for Tanner & Cortez Banks.

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More Resources

NOAA Newport Beach Tides NOAA Marine Forecast — SGX Windy — Newport Beach Windfinder — Newport Harbor 17FT — SoCal Surf & Wind WunderGround — Avalon Zoom Earth National Data Buoy Center Zone Area Forecast — San Pedro Channel TempBreak — Offshore SST 976-TUNA — Fishing Reports JD's Big Game — Fish Report