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Westward Ho! 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 SpotsCroyde BeachPutsborough Woolacombe Sandymouth Bude - Summerleaze Bude - Crooklets Widemouth Bay Lynmouth Crackington Haven Rhossili Hunts Bay Llangennith Caswell Bay Langland Bay Trebarwith strand Porthcawl - Rest Bay Aberavon Porthcawl - Coney Beach Whitsand Bay Wembury Southerndown Tenby South Beach Polzeath Manorbier Challaborough Bantham Harlyn Teignmouth Paignton Pentewan Constantine Treyarnon Exmouth Mawgan Porth Torbay Watergate Bay Freshwater West Whipsiderry Newquay - Porth Lusty Glaze Newquay - Tolcarne Wedge Newquay - Great Western Newquay- Little Fistral Newquay - Cribbar Newquay - Fistral North Newquay - Fistral South Sidmouth (Lyme Bay) Crantock Holywell Bay Penhale (Perran Sands) Llangrannog Perranporth (Droskyn) Poppit Sands Newgale St Agnes Falmouth Chapel Porth Porthtowan Portreath - Beach Abereiddy Lyme Regis Whitesands Bay Godrevy Gwithian Porthleven Borth / Ynyslas Praa Sands Porthmeor Tywyn to Aberdovey Barmouth |