Surf Forecasts:
Ano Nuevo surf forecast from 17 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 20 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 17 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with 651 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW 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 Saturday (Jun 20) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ano Nuevo in the next 16 days are 1.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ano Nuevo over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 651 | 644 | 608 | 452 | 447 | 419 | 387 | 372 | 293 | 544 | 620 | 519 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 173 | 155 | 295 | 322 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.86m | 1:58PM1.32m | 00:26AM1.73m | 2:45PM1.35m | 1:23AM1.55m | 3:32PM1.39m | 2:25AM1.34m | 4:18PM1.44m | 3:37AM1.12m | 5:02PM1.49m | 5:01AM0.97m | 5:45PM1.54m | 6:34AM0.90m | 6:25PM1.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM-0.55m | 6:51PM0.84m | 7:43AM-0.44m | 7:58PM0.78m | 8:32AM-0.28m | 9:10PM0.71m | 9:20AM-0.09m | 10:26PM0.60m | 10:09AM0.12m | 11:39PM0.45m | 11:00AM0.33m | 00:45AM0.29m | 11:53AM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | 8:30 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 637 | 651 | 644 | 608 | 452 | 447 | 419 | 387 | 372 | 293 | 544 | 620 | 519 | 147 | 151 | 154 | 121 | 80 | 295 | 322 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 178 | 53 | 203 | 62 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 71 | 249 | 64 | 56 | 56 | 24 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 173 | 154 | 67 | 49 | 292 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | S 13 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 115 | 62 | 113 | 121 | 79 | 42 | 26 | 67 | 178 | 42 | 38 | 148 | 149 | 145 | 276 | 123 | 155 | 114 | 216 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 122 | 122 | 12 | 153 | 191 | 63 | 68 | 122 | 51 | 79 | 35 | 6 | 511 | 31 | 17 | 79 | 31 | 17 | 79 | 116 |
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