Ano Nuevo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking at Ano Nuevo over this 16-day stretch.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you. For the first week and a half, it’s pretty grim. We’re looking at a long, dusty run of nothing good. From Saturday the 22nd through to about the 4th of September, the swell is tiny and the wind is cross-shore or cross-off at best. The wave energy is weak to moderate, mostly between 229 and 399 early on, but the wind just messes everything up. It’s a cross-chop mess. The surf quality is consistently poor. Not a single session worth paddling out for. It’s a proper flat spell for Ano Nuevo.

Now, the water temp is sitting around 61°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year. That’s a small comfort, I guess.

Things finally start to look a bit more hopeful on Saturday the 5th of September. The swell is still small, around 3ft to 4ft from the SSW, with a solid period of 16-17 seconds. That’s proper groundswell, long and lined up. But the catch is that wind is light and cross-onshore from the west. The wave energy is strong though, you can feel it: we’re talking values like 1218 and 1033. Still, those are just marginal conditions. The best looking window is Sunday the 6th of September morning. That’s the one spot where the score edges up to a 2, with light cross-onshore breeze and long period SSW swell. It’s not going to be perfect, but it’s the only sniff of a wave in a long time. The break is inconsistent and only breaks rarely, so you’ve gotta be patient.

Overall, the only true standout in this whole outlook is that Sunday morning on the 6th of September. It’s not a classic, but it’s what we’ve got. Everything else is a write-off. Keep your board waxed and your eyes peeled on the charts.

- Rusty

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