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Whitsand Bay 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 SpotsChallaboroughBantham Pentewan Widemouth Bay Crackington Haven Bude - Summerleaze Bude - Crooklets Trebarwith strand Sandymouth Paignton Westward Ho! Polzeath Torbay Harlyn Saunton Sands Teignmouth Croyde Beach Mawgan Porth Constantine Treyarnon Putsborough Watergate Bay Whipsiderry Newquay - Porth Lusty Glaze Woolacombe Newquay - Tolcarne Wedge Newquay - Great Western Falmouth Newquay - Fistral North Newquay- Little Fistral Newquay - Fistral South Newquay - Cribbar Exmouth Crantock Holywell Bay Penhale (Perran Sands) Perranporth (Droskyn) St Agnes Lynmouth Chapel Porth Porthtowan Portreath - Beach Sidmouth (Lyme Bay) Porthleven Godrevy Gwithian Praa Sands Rhossili Hunts Bay Porthmeor Caswell Bay Langland Bay Llangennith Porthcawl - Rest Bay Porthcawl - Coney Beach Southerndown Aberavon Lyme Regis Tenby South Beach Manorbier Gwynver Sennen Freshwater West Les Amiets Le Dossen La Mauvaise Grève Boutrouilles Trestraou Newgale |