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Tarpits/Carpinteria State 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 SpotsLa Conchita BeachLittle Rincon/Mussel Shoals Miramar Hammonds Reef Hobson County Park Faria Beach Pitas Point/Faria County Park Sandspit Leadbetter Beach Solimar Reef and Beach Emma Wood California Street (C Street) New Jetty/South Jetty Campus Point Devereux Sands Beach Silver Strand Haskels Beach Port Hueneme Beach Park Ormond Beach Beavers/Hazards Refugio State Beach Tajiguas Skunk Point County Line/Yerba Buena Beach Staircase Beach Leo Carrillo Zero/Nicholas Canyon County Beach Secos Zuma Beach County Park Point Dume Point Dume Latigo Canyon The Ranch - Cojo Reef Malibu - First Point Jalama Beach County Park Topanga State Beach Chart House Rights Sunset Blvd Santa Monica Municipal Pier Bay Street Surf Beach Venice Beach El Porto Beach Manhattan Beach Hermosa Beach Redondo Beach Breakwater Lunada Bay Palos Verdes Cove Haggertys Torrance Beach/Haggertys Lower Haggertys Oceano/Pismo Shell Beach Cabrillo Point 64th Place 72nd Place 7th Street Seal Beach Pier 13th Street Dolphin Street Surfside Jetty Bolsa Chica Morro Bay Goldenwest Huntington Pier Cayucos Santa Ana River Jetties Newport Beach 36th St Newport |