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Filey 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 SpotsScarborough - South BayScarborough - North Bay Hornsea Whitby Withernsea Saltburn Beach Redcar Marske to Tees Sutton on Sea Skegness Sunderland South Shields Tynemouth - Longsands Whitley Bay Seaton To Blyth Beadnell Bay Bamburgh East Runton Cromer Mundesley Bacton Walcott Coldingham Bay Great Yarmouth Gorleston Lowestoft Pease Bay Southwold Blackpool South Walton-on-the-Naze Southend on Sea Belhaven Bay (Dunbar) Seacliff Silecroft Kingsbarns St Andrews East Arbroath Lunan Bay St Andrews West Joss Bay Broadstairs - Viking Bay St Bees Stonehaven Shoreham Brighton - West Pier Brighton - Marina Littlehampton Nigg Bay Camber Sands Aberdeen - Beach Folkestone Hastings Tidemills West Wittering Eastbourne East Wittering Hayling Island Bracklesham Bay Birling Gap Balmedie to Newburgh Cruden Bay Peterhead (Sandford Bay) Surf Snowdonia Isle of Wight - Compton Isle of Wight - Freshwater Highcliffe Southbourne Boscombe St Combs to Inverallochy Cap Gris-Nez |