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