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Southbourne 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 SpotsBournemouthHighcliffe Isle of Wight - Freshwater Isle of Wight - Compton Kimmeridge Hayling Island West Wittering East Wittering Bracklesham Bay Corblets Bay Collignon L'Anse du Brick Lyme Regis Siouville Dielette Le Rozel Surtainville Littlehampton Hatainville Fort Le Marchant - Guernsey L'Ancresse Bay - Guernsey Sidmouth (Lyme Bay) Portinfer - Guernsey Vazon Bay - Beach - Guernsey Perelle Bay - Dom Hue - Guernsey Plemont Bay - Jersey Greve de Lecq - Jersey Stinky Bay - Jersey Secrets - Jersey Jersey Shoreham Les Brayes - Jersey La Rocco - Jersey St Brelades - Jersey Petite Port - Jersey Exmouth Brighton - West Pier Teignmouth Torbay Brighton - Marina Paignton Tidemills Southerndown Birling Gap Porthcawl - Coney Beach Plage du Sillon (St Malo) Porthcawl - Rest Bay Eastbourne Lynmouth Les Longchamps Bantham Cap Fréhel Challaborough Aberavon Etretat Sainte Adresse Trouville Vaucottes Wembury Yport Langland Bay Hastings Caswell Bay Hunts Bay Woolacombe Putsborough Saunton Sands Westward Ho! Whitsand Bay Croyde Beach |