Newport South Jetty
Newport · Central Coast · Oregon
Visibility Breakdown
Visibility by position
Solid = diver report · outlined = today's forecast
Post Break: The range past where any waves are forming, where the water starts to have a significant increase in visibility. There might be some sediment here, but swell energy is diffused and the water is calmer.
Open Water: This zone is far out enough from the shore that the water is at its clearest. It’s deep enough that sediment is not disturbed by the wave energy at the surface. Haze can sit near the surface, so the water is usually clearer the deeper you go.
Through the day
Today's visibility readings at this spot, shown at the hour each one was taken.
Every bar is a reading for the Post Break zone.
This chart shows measured diver reports only.
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Why it reads 0–4 ft
Today's forecast runs
Dawn is the clearest window — onshore wind picks up by late morning and surface chop stirs the bottom through the afternoon.
Low confidence
7-Day Forecast
Today is the live headline above. Tomorrow onward is the algorithm's forecast from predicted swell, wind, and rain, updated each morning and at 6 PM Pacific.
Map and parking
Paved lots along SW Jetty Way and at South Beach State Park serve the jetty; the state park has restrooms and a day-use fee of about $5, with free pull-outs closer to the fingers. Rock scramble from parking to any of the 5 fingers.
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About Newport South Jetty
Newport South Jetty runs along the south side of the mouth of Yaquina Bay in Newport, projecting out into the channel that connects the bay to the open Pacific. Five rock-pile breakwater structures, called the Fingers, stick out perpendicular from the main jetty into the channel. The First through Third Fingers, closest to shore, are the recommended dives; the Fourth and Fifth face stronger current and see fewer divers, though the Fifth reaches the deepest water at 30 to 40 feet. Past them, the Jetty Tip at the mouth of the channel is the most technically demanding of the merged sites and requires a long surface swim.
Species found here
Researched habitat and range candidates. A listed species may be seasonal or depth-limited; this is not a confirmed sighting at this location.
Spot strategies
Kelp Forest
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