Surf Forecasts:
Ano Nuevo surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, SSW swell with 1,344 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ano Nuevo this week:
The surf forecast for Ano Nuevo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ano Nuevo in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ano Nuevo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mate, let's break down Ano Nuevo like a local.
For the next few days, the surf is nothing to write home about. There’s a long-period (18-second) SSW groundswell running, with moderate energy (830), but it’s fighting a lot of cross-shore breeze. Water temp is about 59°F, which is normal for this time of year.
Friday morning you’ll get waist-to-chest high waves, around 3ft from the SSW, but that WNW wind at 6 mph will chop it up. Not great. The afternoon is worse with a stronger cross-shore. Saturday is much the same – you’ll get 4ft waves but still bumpy and cross-shore.
Look, the first week is mostly a waste. Sunday the 8th is a write-off. The best chance for a clean wave comes on Wednesday the 9th morning. Swell drops to 4ft from the south, but the wind goes glassy – dead calm. That’s rare here. It’ll be small but clean, with moderate energy (461). Thursday the 10th is even better for the same reasons: 3ft from the SSW, glassy again, with a very long 17-second period. That’s your best surf of the whole run. Easy paddling out, weak energy (697), but super clean.
Then it goes quiet. From Friday the 11th on, it’s small, windy, and cross-shore. There’s a bigger swell on Friday the 18th of September – about 7ft to 7ft from the WNW – but the period is short, only 9 seconds, and those offshore winds are strong (15 mph and cross-shore). That’s going to be a blown-out, lumpy mess for paddle surfing. Honestly, that day is more for the kite crew.
So, the standouts are Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th mornings. Small, glassy, clean. That’s it. Anything bigger comes later but it’s far from certain.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 486 | 590 | 554 | 688 | 422 | 405 | 301 | 315 | 663 | 626 | 577 | 444 | 437 | 466 | 311 | 188 | 336 | 459 | 448 | 703 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.65m | 7:17AM1.10m | 5:16PM1.66m | 8:13AM1.19m | 6:30PM1.69m | 8:57AM1.28m | 7:36PM1.72m | 9:35AM1.36m | 8:35PM1.73m | 10:10AM1.44m | 9:30PM1.70m | 10:43AM1.50m | 10:22PM1.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM1.01m | 11:51PM0.02m | 11:26AM1.04m | 1:02AM-0.07m | 12:49PM0.97m | 2:01AM-0.14m | 1:55PM0.84m | 2:51AM-0.18m | 2:51PM0.68m | 3:34AM-0.17m | 3:41PM0.52m | 4:14AM-0.11m | 4:29PM0.38m | 4:51AM0.00m | |||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 582 | 486 | 590 | 554 | 688 | 422 | 405 | 301 | 315 | 663 | 626 | 577 | 444 | 437 | 466 | 311 | 188 | 336 | 459 | 385 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | NW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 163 | 135 | 130 | 120 | 41 | 84 | 179 | 179 | 309 | 36 | 50 | 46 | 56 | 47 | 28 | 127 | 133 | 309 | 128 | 448 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | S 15 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | NW 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | NW 7 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 154 | 56 | 68 | 15 | 109 | 73 | 57 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 81 | 80 | 97 | 23 | 135 | 19 | 106 | 20 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | S 4 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 198 | — | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 4 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 374 | 0 | 79 | 374 | 0 | 79 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 331 | 0 | 79 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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