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Newport Beach, United States

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Beginner → IntermediateReef breaks
Newport Beach, United States

Beginner–intermediate reef breaks, springsuit–4/3 water by season, quiet nomad scene.

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Data updated

At a glance

Peak seasonMar–Aug +3 mo72% surfable at peak
SuitsBeg → Int3 known spots
Boardlongboard · both · shortboardreef
Water14.5–21.7°Cspringsuit–4/3 most of the year
Internet388 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,550+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

3 spots within 25 km · 3 with own season data

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Spot details

  • 15th St Surf And Supply1 km
  • Jack S Surfboards2 km
  • The Wedgereef3 km

3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Mar–Aug +3 mo · 9 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 65%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Mar–Aug +3 mo · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
72peak · Apr
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
83%76%68%66%61%66%80%84%76%81%87%87%
Water
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Barsless surfablemore
Water4/3 wetsuit13–16°3/2 wetsuit17–19°Springsuit20–23°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner89%88%88%91%93%99%99%99%97%94%94%92%
Intermediate66%58%61%72%71%65%62%60%57%64%52%60%
Advanced22%19%23%28%26%14%15%11%15%14%12%19%

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Working from here

median 388 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,390 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla388 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party65 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,390–$2,640
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,550–$4,200
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Newport Beach.
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Getting there

Nearest airportJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport
CodeSNA
Distance9 km

Towns like Newport Beach

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All levels · peak Mar–Oct +1 mo

Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction