Good Thursday morning surfers, I'm Surf Junkie Jeff with your Newport Beach Patch surf report. Well, we're seeing a modest amount of action out there. The only bummer: Those conditions aren't cooperating.
Yep, the southerly winds are up and that means we have some bump or even light chop on the water. Let's hope that the wind lays down at some point throughout the morning.
As far as the waves go...we have some more south swell along with some very little west northwest windswell in the water. That recipe is providing this neck of the woods with some racy and semi-wallyed drained-out lines early on due to the early morning negative low tide. That shape should get better once the tide fills-in a bit.
Find out what's happening in Newport Beach-Corona Del Marfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Most Newport Beach spots are running about waist- to shoulder-high, with the top south-facing breaks pulling some head high plus sets. At 4:51 early this morning the tide dropped to a negative 1.3 low which will have many spots desperate for water early to mid-morning. The tide then climbs up to a 3.8 high at 11:20 later this morning and then drops again to a 2.0 low at 4:03 this afternoon.
If you're going to get out there and grab a session, throw on no more than a 3/2 fullsuit for at least that a.m session, with the water temperature averaging between 61 and 63 degrees. Have fun out there!
