
Surf Forecasts:
Ano Nuevo surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period, SSW swell with 932 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s is also forecast. 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 1.1m 20s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 20s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 20s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ano Nuevo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you—this stretch is a bit of a tough watch for the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at a long, long gap before anything even gets close to worthwhile, so patience is the name of the game.
Ano Nuevo is a sheltered beach and reef setup, and this forecast is pretty grim for a good while. The water temp is sitting at 60°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th? Forget it. We’ve got a long-period groundswell coming from the SSW with a period of 21 seconds bringing swell around 3 ft to 3 ft, but the wind is a moderate to fresh cross-shore from the NW. It’s creating a lumpy cross-chop, and the forecast is calling it poor surf conditions. The combined swell energy is moderate at best (898 on Saturday morning, dropping off). Not worth paddling out.
Monday the 27th through to Wednesday the 29th stays pretty average. Swell ticks up a fraction to 4 ft, but it’s still that long-period SSW groundswell, period dropping from 18 to 16 seconds. Cross-shore wind from the NW, 12 to 19 mph. The combined energy bumps into three-digit territory (1051 and 1382 at times), but it’s lumpy and messy. A few mornings are marked as “marginal,” but they’re not offerings for a confident surf. The long period will make it break straight and fat at a beachy setup like this.
Thursday the 30th brings a change—a short-period NW pulse at 6 ft with only 8 seconds. That’s more of a windswell, and the direction doesn’t match what Ano Nuevo likes (it favours SW). Wind is still cross-shore, so it’s a messy, bumpy 6 ft with two-digit combined energy. Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddling—it’ll be choppy and blown out.
From Friday the 31st all the way through to Sunday the 9th of August, it’s a bleak run. Swell drops off to a tiny 1.0 ft to 2 ft with weak combined energy in the hundreds (126 to 390). Most of it is from the SSW or SW, with occasional onshore wind from the WSW or SW at 6 mph. We get a brief bump of 6 ft on Sunday the 2nd of August from the WNW with 9-second period, but it’s cross-on, light wind—marginal at best, and it falls fast.
Monday the 3rd of August has a 5 ft WNW swell, 10 seconds, with light cross-on wind. The energy is fading (505 Monday morning), and the forecast still calls it poor. Never a true standout here.
Best on offer? There isn’t one. The only small glimmer is maybe the morning of Saturday the 1st of August—4 ft from the S, 13 seconds, with a light cross-on breeze from the WNW at 6 mph. It’s marked as marginal, and combined energy is 807, so it’s moderate. But with the wind cross-on, it’s not clean. Nothing worth chasing.
So that’s it. A whole 16-day window with no proper session in the cards for Ano Nuevo.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
718 | 578 | 790 | 782 | 566 | 491 | 785 | 876 | 580 | 751 | 877 | 667 | 612 | 604 | 475 | 479 | 471 | 524 | 594 | 492 | 697 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.14m | 7:50PM1.62m | 10:35AM1.18m | 8:33PM1.65m | 11:07AM1.20m | 9:14PM1.66m | 11:37AM1.22m | 9:53PM1.66m | 12:03PM1.24m | 10:32PM1.64m | 12:29PM1.27m | 11:10PM1.58m | 12:55PM1.32m | 11:50PM1.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM1.02m | 3:30AM-0.06m | 3:04PM1.00m | 4:07AM-0.11m | 3:45PM0.97m | 4:41AM-0.15m | 4:22PM0.92m | 5:12AM-0.17m | 4:59PM0.87m | 5:42AM-0.16m | 5:35PM0.81m | 6:11AM-0.13m | 6:14PM0.74m | ||||||||
6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 15 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
718 | 578 | 790 | 782 | 566 | 491 | 785 | 876 | 580 | 751 | 877 | 287 | 277 | 604 | 416 | 284 | 471 | 202 | 594 | 492 | 697 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | WNW 8 | S 18 | WNW 8 |
96 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 23 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 667 | 612 | 22 | 475 | 441 | 144 | 524 | 165 | 157 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 22 | NNW 11 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
41 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 91 | 11 | — | 9 | 8 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 91 | 41 | 40 | 170 | 153 | 183 | 180 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
43 | 55 | 61 | 53 | 67 | 93 | 82 | 120 | 164 | 219 | 282 | 456 | 467 | 400 | — | 479 | 287 | — | — | 161 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 31 | 0 | 79 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
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Information about the Ano Nuevo Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Ano Nuevo provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Ano Nuevo can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ano Nuevo surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ano Nuevo) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Ano Nuevo may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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