Ano Nuevo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – we’re looking at a pretty bleak stretch for the next couple of weeks. The only spot on the radar is Ano Nuevo, and honestly, it’s a tough one to get excited about right now.

Ano Nuevo is a sheltered beach and reef setup, and it’s inconsistent at best and rarely breaks. It’s an advanced-only wave when it does work. The water's sitting at 60°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

We kick off on Monday, the 10th of August, and it’s already a struggle. Morning brings a 4ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds, and the wave energy is moderate (439). The wind is cross-on from the WSW at 6 mph, so it’s a bit bumpy with small wind ripples. The forecast is already calling it marginal. The afternoon drops to 4ft, with the same cross-on wind picking up to 9 mph, and it’s choppy. No good.

Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th are a write-off. Swell stays around 3ft to 4ft, but the wind is onshore or cross-on, and the wave quality is just poor. Thursday the 13th has a funky mix – morning has a short-period 4ft swell from the WNW (8 seconds), but it’s onshore. The afternoon drops to 2ft, but here’s a twist: the period jumps to 16 seconds, coming from the SSW. That’s a long-period groundswell, but with the wind cross-on and the energy moderate (396), the conditions are still poor.

Friday the 14th is tiny – 2ft from the SSW – but the period is a very long 15 to 18 seconds. That’s a lot of energy for a tiny wave, and the wind is onshore in the morning, cross-on in the afternoon. Not worth it.

The weekend of the 15th and 16th sees a little more size, with 3ft to 4ft from the SSW, periods of 15 to 16 seconds, and the energy is starting to get strong (554 to 672). But again, the wind is cross-on, and the call is for marginal or poor conditions. The long period at a beach and reef setup can make it break too straight, so it’s not a great combo.

The following week, from the 17th to the 24th, is a desert of poor surf. The swell is all over the place – from 2ft to 4ft, periods from 8 to 18 seconds – but the winds are consistently cross, cross-on, or onshore, and the quality is always poor. There is a brief moment on Saturday the 22nd morning with 4ft from the WNW, but it’s cross-on and the rating is still zero.

The only flicker of life is on the last day of the outlook, Tuesday the 25th of August. Morning brings a short-period 4ft from the WNW (8 seconds), with moderate energy (479), but the wind is cross-shore at 12 mph. The afternoon is similar with 4ft. It’s still a poor forecast, but that’s the only time the size is there and the wind isn’t actively onshore. If you’re desperate, that’s the window, but it’s a long shot.

For this spot, a blank run like this is pretty normal. Ano Nuevo is picky, and the forecasts can change, but right now there’s nothing to get wet for.

Rusty.

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