Surf Forecasts:
Ano Nuevo surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, NW swell with 749 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S 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 (Sep 08) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. 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 2.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 2AM. 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+) | 8PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ano Nuevo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up like for your local patch.
To be straight with you, this is a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window is a real grind for surfable waves. For days on end, we’re looking at poor surf conditions, with cross-shore winds and chop messing things up. You’ll see small swell but the wind just won’t play ball. There’s a long gap with no real recommendations until we get to the very end.
The first real glimmer of hope shows up on the morning of Monday the 21st of September. That’s a long way off, so take it with a pinch of salt, but it’s the only standout in the whole run. At Ano Nuevo, a beach and reef setup that’s sheltered and inconsistent, the swell will be a clean 3 ft from the SSW. The period is a solid 17 seconds, which is a proper groundswell with good energy in it, but on a beach break it can break a bit straight, so it’ll be better if the reef is working. The real kicker here is the wind: glassy. That’s a major positive – you’re looking at clean, glassy conditions. The combined swell energy is moderate at 515. Water temp is sitting at 60°, which is about average for this time of year.
For the rest of the window up to that Monday, it’s pretty much a write-off. You get some marginal calls on a few mornings, but nothing that’s worth getting excited about, with cross-onshore breezes and small, weak swell. Even the afternoons are blown out by fresh cross-shore winds. The setup here looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of this period.
So, keep your expectations low. The only real shot is that glassy Monday morning in the third week. Fingers crossed the forecast holds.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 248 | 198 | 148 | 309 | 267 | 453 | 481 | 430 | 425 | 335 | 355 | 305 | 211 | 158 | 120 | 147 | 273 | 163 | 251 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.36m | 8:35PM1.73m | 10:10AM1.44m | 9:30PM1.70m | 10:43AM1.50m | 10:22PM1.63m | 11:15AM1.55m | 11:13PM1.53m | 11:45AM1.58m | 00:05AM1.41m | 12:14PM1.59m | 00:58AM1.29m | 12:43PM1.58m | 1:56AM1.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.68m | 3:34AM-0.17m | 3:41PM0.52m | 4:14AM-0.11m | 4:29PM0.38m | 4:51AM0.00m | 5:15PM0.27m | 5:27AM0.16m | 6:00PM0.19m | 6:02AM0.34m | 6:45PM0.15m | 6:38AM0.53m | 7:31PM0.14m | ||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 295 | 248 | 198 | 98 | 309 | 267 | 453 | 481 | 430 | 161 | 335 | 202 | 305 | 211 | 158 | 120 | 118 | 160 | 163 | 251 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 60 | 39 | 27 | 148 | 61 | 43 | 129 | 39 | 149 | 425 | 43 | 309 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 85 | 43 | 107 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | S 9 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 69 | 103 | 64 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 51 | 71 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 37 | 92 | 78 | 42 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | 18 | 177 | 84 | — | 166 | 355 | 154 | 193 | 91 | 85 | 147 | 273 | — | — | 749 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 94 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 17 | 31 | 35 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
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