Ano Nuevo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, it’s Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking for Ano Nuevo over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with ya – this stretch looks pretty grim. For the next week and a half, it’s a whole lot of nothing good. You’ve got a solid run of poor surf conditions from Thursday afternoon on July 2nd, all the way through to Wednesday morning on July 15th. That’s nearly two weeks with nothing I’d paddle out for. The swells are small, coming from the SSW, and the wind is just never on our side. It’s either a light cross-onshore or a moderate to fresh cross-shore, leaving the surface all chopped and lumpy. Most days are getting a score of zero, and even the “marginal” ones are barely worth a mention.

The combined wave energy sits in the moderate range much of the time – you’ll see three-digit numbers like 480, 330, or 422 on the first few days, and later it bumps up to the 600s, even hitting 988 on the morning of Wednesday, July 8th, but that energy just gets wasted by the wind. The biggest issue is that Ano Nuevo is a sheltered spot needing a SW optimum direction, and the swell is coming from SSW, but the wind is constantly from the NW or WNW, messing up the face. The water temp is a notable 60°F on the Thursday, which is 4° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s much warmer than usual, so at least the water feels good if you’re just floating.

Around Thursday, July 16th, things finally show a bit of a pulse in the morning. The swell height picks up to 6ft from the NW, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 1128, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind is light from the west, so it’s cross-onshore but light. Still, it’s only a 2 out of 10, and considered marginal. That’s the best on offer, but honestly, it’s for experts only if you try it – 6ft is solid, but with short period and cross-onshore wind, it’s not a classic day by any stretch.

As for the other days, Friday, July 17th morning has a light west wind and a 3ft swell from the west with a long 16-second period – that’s groundswell – but the energy is only 650 and the break is sheltered, so the sets might be fat and hard to catch with no proper offshore wind. Save your energy, folks.

Forget the crowds – they’re only “sometimes” present, but there’s hardly any surf to fight over anyway. If you have to go out, the water is warm, the wind is light on a couple of mornings, but don’t get your hopes up for anything clean.

This is a tough run for Ano Nuevo. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing when the NW winds are up later in the period, to be honest with ya. Hang tight, and check back – it rarely stays this blank for long.

That’s all from me.
Rusty

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