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Ocean beach 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 SpotsSunset CliffsPacific Beach Birdrock Point Loma Windansea Beach Horseshoe Scripps Pier/La Jolla Torrey Pines/Blacks Beach Imperial Beach Del Mar North Del Mar Solana Beach Cardiff Reef Swamis Moonlight Beacons Grandview Ponto Carlsbad Oceanside Calafia K38, K38.5, K39 Las Gaviotas - Baja Trails K55/Campo Lopez San Onofre Trestles K58/La Fonda T Street (Trafalgar Street) San Clemente Pier 204s Poche Beach Doheny State Beach Strands Point Salt Creek Salsipuedes Agate/Pearl Street Laguna Beach (Brooks Street) Laguna Beach (Thalia Street) Rockpile/Heisler Park Morro Beach Isla Todos Santos (Killers) Corona Del Mar Jetty The Wedge Blackies 36th St Newport Newport Beach Santa Ana River Jetties Huntington Pier Goldenwest Bolsa Chica Surfside Jetty Dolphin Street 13th Street Seal Beach Pier 7th Street 72nd Place 64th Place Santo Tomas Cabrillo Point Lower Haggertys Palos Verdes Cove Lunada Bay Haggertys Torrance Beach/Haggertys Redondo Beach Breakwater Hermosa Beach Manhattan Beach El Porto Beach Venice Beach |