Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Monuments
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
Monuments is a surf break in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 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 Monuments is Jan & May, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jan & May.
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:JanMay
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 4.9ft average swell at 10.8 s from the WNW.
Feb: 4.5ft average swell at 10.4 s from the WNW.
Mar: 4.7ft average swell at 10.1 s from the W.
Apr: 4.8ft average swell at 10.2 s from the WSW.
May: 5.2ft average swell at 11 s from the SSW.
Jun: 5.0ft average swell at 10.5 s from the SSW.
Jul: 4.3ft average swell at 10.3 s from the S.
Aug: 4.7ft average swell at 10.3 s from the SSW.
Sep: 5.2ft average swell at 9.7 s from the SSW.
Oct: 5.0ft average swell at 10.6 s from the SSW.
Nov: 4.3ft average swell at 10.5 s from the WSW.
Dec: 4.6ft average swell at 10.7 s from the WNW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 23.0°, -110.0°.
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