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Pelican Watch 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 SpotsCrystal PierHolden Beach Ocean Isle Beach Topsail Island Cherry Grove Pier 27th Ave/North Myrtle Camp Lejeune Dunes Cove Bogue Pier Springmaid Beach Garden City Pier Atlantic Beach The Pier (Pawleys Island) Isle of Palms Pier The Washout Folly Beach Pier Frisco Outer Banks Hurricane Cape Hatteras Wave Buoy 41025 S Turns Jennettes Pier Kill Devil Hills Kitty Hawk Hunting Island Fripp Island Burkes Beach Virginia Beach North Jetty 2nd Street (Tybee Island) 17th Street Boardwalk Sea Island Jetty Comfort Inn/Jekyll Island Chincoteague Main Beach Amelia Pier Little Talbot Island North Jetty (Florida) Mayport Poles Jacksonville Beach Ocean City, MD Ponte Vedra Fenwick Vilano St. Augustine Indian River Flagler Pier Ormond Beach Daytona Beach Stockton Poverty Beach Central Florida Hurricane Ponce Inlet (New Smyrna) Wildwood Bethune Avalon Playa Linda Sea Isle City Jetty Park Ocean City, NJ Cocoa Beach Longport, 32nd St. Margate Pier States Avenue Satellite Beach Canova Beach Melbourne Beach Holyoke Surf City New Jersey Hurricane |