Ano Nuevo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Ano Nuevo.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a tough stretch for the next couple of weeks. The water is sitting at 60° right now, which is a solid 4° warmer than what you’d usually expect for July, so it’s notably warm in the water. But the surf? It’s mostly a story of cross-shore winds and so-so energy that just isn’t coming together to give us anything clean.

We kick things off right from Tuesday, 7 July, and through the entire first week and into the second, the wind is relentless from the NW, mostly in that 12 to 18 mph range, blowing cross-shore. All that chop is killing what little swell we get. The wave heights are popping up here and there – we see a 2ft SSW groundswell on Tuesday with a very long 19-second period (energy 857), and a 3ft SSW with 18-second period (1079) in the afternoon, but it’s all poor conditions. That strong energy is there, but with the wind, it’s a mess. You’d be fighting a lumpy cross-chop the whole time.

Even when we get a bit more size – like the mornings of Thursday, 9 July and Friday, 10 July with a 7ft NW swell (energy 1553 and 1510) – that period is a short 9 seconds. It’s wind swell, and with that strong cross-shore wind, it’s just not breaking with any shape. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddlers’ wave for sure. There is simply no morning or afternoon that I’d point a surfer to for a good session in that first week. It’s a big blank.

The tough run continues. From 11 July right through to 17 July, it’s the same story: 3ft to 6ft, mostly NW or WNW wind swell, short periods, and that pesky NW wind keeping things ugly. Consistency is poor, and the scores reflect that – not a single standout moment. There is a slight shift on the morning of Saturday, 18 July. We get a 2ft W groundswell with a 16-second period (energy 709) and the wind finally drops to a light 6 mph from the WSW and it’s onshore, but light enough to be clean. That’s the closest thing to a sliver of hope, but the guidance tells me this break is sheltered and inconsistent, so even with a touch of energy, it’s a marginal call for a wave that rarely breaks clean.

To be blunt, this is one of those periods where you let the board rest. There is no real standout day, no clean swell with the right wind. The best you can hope for is a *maybe* on that Saturday morning, 18 July, with the light wind and a bit of long-period groundswell trying to wrap in, but that’s a long shot given how unreliable this spot can be. Don’t drive too far for it.

- Rusty

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