Newport Beach
33.60°N · 117.92°W
Newport Beach Fishing Forecast
Updated today
California Halibut fishing at Newport Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.
ReelCaster scores every hour at Newport Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for California Halibut. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.
Species
Now 70 · 12 PM PST
Bonito, sand bass, rockfish and tuna at Newport Beach lately
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster24-Hour Conditions
All times PST
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Why this score
Current regulations
In effect nowWhat you can keep at this spot today
- Daily limit
- 5 per day
- Possession
- 5 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 22"
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish south of Point Sur, Monterey County. Minimum size 22 inches total length.
Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced yesterday
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen California Halibut is best at this spot
SHORE PROFILE
- GETTING THERE
- Street ends and metered lots along the peninsula give a short walk onto the sand. Target troughs away from the swim zones near the piers.
- HOW IT'S FISHED
- Surf fishing with a Carolina rig
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About Newport Beach
Newport Beach is a shore spot near Newport Beach, California. Charted structure: beach. Species scored here: Barred Sand Bass, Barred Surfperch and California Halibut.
Newport Beach is one of the spots we track around Newport Beach. More spots in Newport Beach · All of California.
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