Surf Forecasts:
Ano Nuevo surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period, NW swell with 885 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 16s. Another secondary swell of 1.0m and 11s 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 2.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM. 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+) | 5AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 20s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ano Nuevo over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – this forecast for Ano Nuevo is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions with no real standout windows. The only spot here is Ano Nuevo, a beach and reef set-up fronting the open ocean, and it’s an inconsistent wave that only breaks sometimes.
Right now, starting Monday the 6th of July, it’s cross-on with a light breeze and small wind ripples. Swell’s running 3 ft from the SSW on a 16-second period, giving us moderate energy (725). But the wind is just messy, and the conditions are poor. That theme sticks with us for days.
Tuesday the 7th is more of the same – a moderate cross-shore chop, swell at 2 ft to 3 ft, still from the SSW, but the wind freshens to 19 mph in the afternoon. The water is way warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 60°F with a 4°F anomaly – that’s notable if the surf was any good.
Wednesday the 8th through to the weekend stays poor. On Thursday the 9th morning, we see a bump in swell to 7 ft from the NW, but it’s short-period at 9 seconds and the cross-shore wind is moderate to fresh. Combined energy jumps to strong at 1717, but the quality is marginal at best – that’s more of a power chop than anything you’d want to paddle into.
After that, from Friday the 10th right through to Tuesday the 21st of July, it’s a barrage of cross-shore winds, mostly from the NW and WNW, with swell heights bouncing between 2 ft and 5 ft. Periods are short (7 to 9 seconds) or long but direction is off. The winds never go offshore, and the water texture is always lumpy or chopped. Honestly, there isn’t a single session in this whole run that I’d call clean or even rideable for a fun wave.
Given the consistent cross-shore winds and the beach/reef setup, this looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Ano Nuevo is inconsistent, and this blank run is pretty normal for the area when the alignment isn’t right. Forecasts can change, but right now, you’re better off waiting for a better weather window.
Signing off,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 226 | 544 | 332 | 454 | 596 | 681 | 597 | 649 | 783 | 508 | 842 | 426 | 304 | 316 | 322 | 249 | 249 | 233 | 249 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.97m | 4:31PM1.53m | 5:22AM0.89m | 5:13PM1.63m | 7:06AM0.91m | 6:01PM1.73m | 8:31AM1.01m | 6:52PM1.83m | 9:36AM1.11m | 7:47PM1.91m | 10:29AM1.20m | 8:42PM1.96m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.56m | 9:45AM0.38m | 11:32PM0.37m | 10:36AM0.58m | 00:36AM0.16m | 11:36AM0.75m | 1:36AM-0.05m | 12:41PM0.87m | 2:30AM-0.24m | 1:46PM0.94m | 3:23AM-0.39m | 2:48PM0.94m | 4:13AM-0.49m | |||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 407 | 226 | 285 | 273 | 454 | 596 | 681 | 597 | 364 | 435 | 402 | 520 | 426 | 256 | 316 | 183 | 249 | 243 | 217 | 236 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 58 | 82 | 544 | 332 | 191 | 142 | 124 | 66 | 499 | 499 | — | 353 | 348 | — | 242 | 242 | 7 | 249 | 233 | 25 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | W 18 | S 10 | SSW 18 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | 260 | 178 | 226 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 123 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 6 | 2 | 61 | 4 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 73 | 163 | 247 | 433 | 150 | 232 | 323 | 649 | 783 | 508 | 842 | — | 304 | — | 322 | 230 | — | — | 249 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 79 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 341 | 0 |
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