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Wave Buoy 46047 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 SpotsSkunk PointStaircase Beach County Line/Yerba Buena Beach Leo Carrillo Zero/Nicholas Canyon County Beach Westward Beach Lunada Bay Secos Zuma Beach County Park Ormond Beach Point Dume Port Hueneme Beach Park Silver Strand Palos Verdes Cove Latigo Canyon Haggertys Lower Haggertys Cabrillo Point Torrance Beach/Haggertys Redondo Beach Breakwater Malibu - First Point Hermosa Beach Manhattan Beach New Jetty/South Jetty El Porto Beach California Street (C Street) Topanga State Beach Chart House Rights Emma Wood Venice Beach Sunset Point Bay Street Santa Monica Municipal Pier Solimar Reef and Beach Pitas Point/Faria County Park Faria Beach Hobson County Park 64th Place 72nd Place 7th Street Little Rincon/Mussel Shoals Seal Beach Pier 13th Street Dolphin Street Surfside Jetty La Conchita Beach Bolsa Chica Rincon Point Goldenwest Huntington Pier Tarpits/Carpinteria State Beach Santa Ana River Jetties Leadbetter Beach Newport Beach 36th St Newport Blackies Sandspit Hammonds Reef Miramar Campus Point Devereux Sands Beach The Wedge Corona Del Mar Jetty Haskels Beach Morro Beach Rockpile/Heisler Park Laguna Beach (Thalia Street) Laguna Beach (Brooks Street) Agate/Pearl Street |