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Lat Long: 37.11° N 122.31° W

Ano Nuevo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ano Nuevo sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.2° 

Ano Nuevo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ano Nuevo today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ano Nuevo at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Ano Nuevo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
WNW
13
0.9
SSW
17
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
14
1
SSW
15
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
612
597
633
701
735
646
991
644
633
534
477
469
468
597
628
636
636
527
513
678
456
699
677
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:22AM1.11m
3:55PM1.24m
7:02AM1.16m
5:10PM1.21m
7:32AM1.22m
6:19PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:21AM1.04m
11:37PM0.17m
12:27PM0.93m
00:31AM0.16m
1:18PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:27
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Temp °C
18
16
16
19
18
16
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
17
16
14
15
Feels °C
16
14
14
17
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
10
12
13
11
12
13
16
15
14
14
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