Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Holmes Beach Pier
Anna Maria Island, FL
Holmes Beach Pier is a surf break in Anna Maria Island, FL, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Holmes Beach Pier is Jan & Mar, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jan & Mar.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JanMar
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 1.5ft average swell at 4.5 s from the WSW.
Feb: 1.2ft average swell at 4.1 s from the WSW.
Mar: 1.3ft average swell at 4.1 s from the SW.
Apr: 1.3ft average swell at 3.8 s from the SW.
May: 1.0ft average swell at 3.5 s from the WSW.
Jun: 1.0ft average swell at 3.9 s from the SW.
Jul: 0.7ft average swell at 3.6 s from the SW.
Aug: 0.9ft average swell at 3.5 s from the SW.
Sep: 1.0ft average swell at 3.8 s from the SW.
Oct: 1.1ft average swell at 3.5 s from the NW.
Nov: 1.2ft average swell at 4 s from the W.
Dec: 1.2ft average swell at 3.7 s from the WNW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 27.5°, -82.5°.
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