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Bacton Seasonal Surf Averages
Swell Consistency and Wind Overview
This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
Monthly Overview
Understanding this DataThese swell averages are calculated ONLY on swells of more than 7 seconds period. This means this is the average height of a swell that's likely to produce ridable surf NOT an average of every wave heading toward the beach in a month. Likewise the period is the average period OVER 7 seconds. There will be days that have short period wind swells that won't produce and ridable swell and these are excluded from the averages. The consistency figure gives the percentage of days that meet this condition. For example if the consistency is 50% you could expect the 'average' swell for about 15 days in the month. Of course an average tells only part of the story. A combination of very large and very small swells may produce the same average as a consistent medium sized swell. |
Monthly DataJanuaryFebruary March April May June July August September October November December Nearby SpotsMundesleyCromer East Runton Great Yarmouth Gorleston Lowestoft Southwold Walton-on-the-Naze Skegness Sutton on Sea Joss Bay Broadstairs - Viking Bay Southend on Sea Withernsea Folkestone Calais Hornsea Cap Gris-Nez Camber Sands De Panne Oostduinkerke Wimereux Westende Middelkerke Mariakerke Oostende T'ooster Bredene Hastings Filey Blankenberge Cayton Bay - Pumphouse Surfers Paradise Scarborough - South Bay Scarborough - North Bay Domburg Eastbourne Birling Gap Schouwen Duiveland Vlissingen Tidemills Renesse Brighton - Marina Brighton - West Pier Ouddorp Shoreham Whitby Slufter Blokken Hoek Van Holland Ter Heijde Kijkduin Littlehampton Scheveningen Nord Katwijk Saltburn Beach Noordwijk aan Zee Zandvoort to Katwijk Redcar Marske to Tees Wijk Aan Zee/Noordpier Bracklesham Bay East Wittering Egmond Aan Zee Bergen Aan Zee Camperduin West Wittering Petites Dalles Petten Callantsoog |