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Freshwater West 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 SpotsManorbierAbereiddy Whitesands Bay Tenby South Beach Poppit Sands Llangennith Rhossili Llangrannog Sandymouth Bude - Crooklets Bude - Summerleaze Croyde Beach Woolacombe Hunts Bay Putsborough Saunton Sands Widemouth Bay Crackington Haven Westward Ho! Caswell Bay Trebarwith strand Langland Bay Polzeath Harlyn Constantine Treyarnon Mawgan Porth Aberdaron Watergate Bay Whipsiderry Newquay - Porth Newquay - Cribbar Lusty Glaze Newquay- Little Fistral Newquay - Fistral North Newquay - Tolcarne Wedge Newquay - Great Western Newquay - Fistral South Crantock Aberavon Holywell Bay Hells Mouth (Porth Neigwl) Penhale (Perran Sands) Lynmouth Perranporth (Droskyn) Borth / Ynyslas Tywyn to Aberdovey St Agnes Porthcawl - Rest Bay Chapel Porth Porthtowan Porthcawl - Coney Beach Pentewan Portreath - Beach Godrevy Harlech to Barmouth Barmouth Gwithian Southerndown Curracloe Porthmeor Falmouth Whitsand Bay Praa Sands Porthleven Wembury Rhosneigr (Traeth Llydan) Gwynver Sennen Challaborough |