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Pontaillac 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 SpotsSoulacL'Amelie La Côte Sauvage Le Gurp Montalivet St-Trojan Les Allassins Le Pin Sec Hourtin Les Boulassiers Les Huttes St-Denis Le Crohot des Cavales Chassiron Carcans Gouillaud Lacanau Le Porge Le Lizay La Jenny Le Grand Crohot Les Conches/Bud Bud Le Truc Vert L'Horizon La Pointe Saint-Nicolas La Salie Les Sables-d'Olonne L'Aubraie Biscarrosse-Plage Sauveterre Les Dunes La Sauzaie Saint Gilles Croix de Vie Mimizan-Plage Lespecier St jean de monts Contis-Plage Cap de L'Homy St-Girons Plage Noirmoutier Moliets Plage Messanges Vieux Boucau Gohaud L'Ermitage Casernes Le Penon Les Bourdaines Les Estagnots Les Culs Nus Hossegor (La Graviere) Hossegor (La Nord) Hossegor (La Sud) L'Estacade Le Prevent Le Santocha Capbreton (La Piste/VVF) La Courance Labenne-Ocean Ondres Plage Tarnos La Barre Les Cavaliers La Madrague Les Corsaires Marinella Sables d'Or Le Club Le VVF |