Surf Forecasts:
Nuevo Loco surf forecast from 22 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, S swell with 183 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 22 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nuevo Loco this week:
The surf forecast for Nuevo Loco over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 22) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nuevo Loco in the next 16 days are 0.6m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 25) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nuevo Loco over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 140 | 183 | 124 | 122 | 96 | 122 | 122 | 67 | 66 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 12:57PM3.72m | 1:22AM4.06m | 1:46PM3.99m | 2:04AM4.37m | 2:29PM4.28m | 2:44AM4.67m | 3:11PM4.55m | 3:24AM4.93m | 3:52PM4.76m | 4:05AM5.09m | 4:34PM4.89m | 4:47AM5.15m | 5:18PM4.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM1.48m | 7:08PM1.31m | 7:41AM1.14m | 7:54PM1.06m | 8:23AM0.78m | 8:36PM0.80m | 9:04AM0.44m | 9:16PM0.55m | 9:43AM0.17m | 9:57PM0.37m | 10:24AM-0.02m | 10:39PM0.27m | 11:06AM-0.08m | 11:23PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 156 | 140 | 183 | 124 | 122 | 62 | 122 | 122 | 67 | 66 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 19 | S 5 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 4 | S 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 96 | 47 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 54 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 4 | — | S 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 4 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 54 | 1 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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