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