Newport Beach · Orange County · California
Reef Point Surf Report & Forecast, Newport Beach, California
Reef Point, Newport Beach, California: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 3 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 6.5 ft at 8:40 am.
3–4 ft
chest high
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 14 s · Wplus 1.2 ft · 15 s · SSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 2.6 ft risinghigh 6.5 ft at 8:40 am
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:18 amset 4:52 pm
Reef Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Reef Point: 5 pm, Fair, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Reef Point: 6 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 4.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 2.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.1 ft |
Reef Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 am, sets at Reef Point arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 3.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 36 s
- Lulls
- about 145 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 49% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Reef Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Reef Point: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 5–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Reef Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (SW), gusts 19 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 15 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–7 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 14 s · W | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–7 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 18 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Great | — | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–4 ft | Fair | — | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Reef Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Reef Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Reef Point today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.5 ft at 2:13 am, high 6.5 ft at 8:40 am, low -0.2 ft at 3:57 pm and high 4.0 ft at 10:22 pm. At 3 am the tide is 2.6 ft and rising.
Reef Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.5 ft at 2:13 amHigh 6.5 ft at 8:40 amLow -0.2 ft at 3:57 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:22 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:47 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:05 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:34 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 11:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:59 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:38 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:18 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.6 ft at 12:21 amLow 3.3 ft at 3:22 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:11 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:09 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 1:54 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:44 amHigh 5.5 ft at 10:49 amLow 1.0 ft at 7:08 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.8 ft at 11:39 amLow 1.0 ft at 8:06 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 4:34 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:12 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:54 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.2 ft at 4:46 amLow 3.5 ft at 9:43 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:29 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Reef Point water temperature
The water temperature at Reef Point is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 3 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Reef Point
- Crystal Cove0.9 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Irvine Cove1.3 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Pelican Point1.4 mi NW · 3 ft · Poor
- Emerald Bay1.7 mi SE · 3 ft · Good
- Crescent Bay2.2 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Shaw's Cove2.4 mi ESE · 2–3 ft · Good
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About Reef Point
Reef Point is a reef break in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Scotchman's Cove and Crystal Cove.
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