Ano Nuevo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. The outlook for Ano Nuevo is a bit of a letdown. We've got a good 16-day window, but honestly, the surf just isn't showing its cards. There’s no real start to a run of good surf; it’s all a bit of a struggle. We're looking at a solid week or more of nothing worth paddling out for. The breaks are there, but the conditions aren't.

Ano Nuevo is our only spot in the mix here, a sheltered beach and reef setup that’s only for the advanced crew. It’s an inconsistent spot too, so when it's not working, it really isn't working. The water's sitting at 59°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need the thickest wetsuit, but that's about the only silver lining.

We start off on Thursday the 23rd with small 3ft SSW swell, but the cross-shore wind is already messing it up. That theme just keeps going. Friday the 24th, Saturday the 25th, Sunday the 26th... all the same story. A small, weak swell with a cross-shore wind that's got a chop on it. Wave energy is just moderate – we're seeing numbers like 352 and up to 912, but with the wind, it's just messy. There's no window of clean surf.

We get a slight bump in size around Monday the 27th with 4ft SSW swell, and the energy starts climbing with readings around 1063. Still, the wind is howling cross-shore. The notes say "marginal" at best. That runs through Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th. It's frustrating because the swell is there, but the wind is ruining it.

By Thursday the 30th of July, things start to shift. We see a 6ft swell from the NW, but the period drops right off to just 8 seconds. That's short-period, wind-affected chop. The wave energy is strong at 1232 but it's not going to be pretty. The wind is still cross-shore, so it's a bumpy, difficult paddle. This kind of setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Heading into the first week of August, it's more of the same. Small swells, cross-shore winds, poor conditions. We see a S swell on the 1st of August with a 15-second period, but at 3ft it's just not got the size to push through the chop. The wind is a fresh breeze, so the face will be messy.

The second week of the forecast just keeps the pattern going. Small, weak swells and unfriendly wind. The best we get is around Monday the 3rd of August with a 5ft WNW swell, but the period is short at 9 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. It's a pass.

Bottom line: there is no standout here. There is no best on offer. It's a long, blank run for Ano Nuevo. Don't expect much.

Rusty.

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