Should I boat at Newport Beach, CA today?
Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Newport Beach, CA on Southern California Coast, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.
Conditions right now
CAUTION as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind S 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 3 ft every 6 s. Boatable with care: expect chop or building wind. Small boats should think twice.
From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.
About Newport Beach, CA
- Water: Southern California Coast
- Location: 33.600, -117.880
- NWS marine forecast zone: PZZ655
- Live observations: NDBC PRJC1, NDBC PFXC1
How the wind direction plays here
- Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW
- Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, NNE, NE, ENE, NNW
- Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): E, ESE, SE, W, WNW, NW
Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.
Nearby launches on Southern California Coast
- Dana Point, CA (14 mi): CAUTION, wind SE 5 kt, gusts 6 kt; waves about 3 ft every 6 s
- Long Beach, CA (21 mi): GO, wind NW 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 2 ft every 6 s
- Oceanside Harbor, CA (39 mi): GO, wind E 7 kt, gusts 8 kt; waves about 3 ft every 11 s
- Marina del Rey, CA (42 mi): GO, wind N 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 2 ft every 6 s
- Mission Bay, CA (69 mi): GO, wind SE 5 kt; waves about 2 ft every 11 s
- San Diego / Point Loma, CA (74 mi): GO, wind SE 4 kt; waves about 2 ft every 11 s
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