Located in Northern Orange County, Southern California, Newport Point is a world-class stretch of beach break (yes the name is misleading) that thunders over a sand bottom. The wave is legendary, and very well known ever since Surfer Magazine published “The Day Pipeline Came to Newport”. Those who have surfed it when good know that this is not a misplaced comparison. The waves here are heavy, steep, and throaty; especially once you get over double overhead. If you surf here regularly your yearly board budget should increase dramatically. The wave breaks for a short length, about 50 meters, but provides deep, thick, powerful tubes.
What are the best surf conditions for Newport Point?
Gets good from waist high to whatever comes, there isn’t really an upper limit here. A shortboard is best here, but a step up becomes necessary past a certain size. Intermediate and advanced surfers only. The surf here is consistent (7/10) and will always have a group on it (7/10), although most will be questioning why they have paddled out if it is big. Offshore winds come from the North and Northeast. The best swells are big and from the South. The Point works best on mid tides.
We recommend wearing a 3/2 wetsuit in the summer here when water temperatures rise to 20 degrees. In the winter a 43 wetsuit is best when water temperatures drop to 15 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.
