Surf Climatology

Scorpion Bay

San Juanico, Baja California Sur

Peak surf season: Jan & May

Based on 3-year average offshore wave height · 2022–2024

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3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024

Peak surf season:JanMay

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

1.4m

0.7m

0.0m

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Jan1.4m10.7s

WNW

Feb1.27m10.3s

WNW

Mar1.35m9.9s

Apr1.34m9.6s

May1.38m11.2s

Jun1.28m10s

Jul1.06m10.2s

SSW

Aug1.17m10.2s

SSW

Sep1.31m10s

SSW

Oct1.19m10.7s

Nov1.13m10.2s

Dec1.27m10.8s

WNW

Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis · 2022–2024 · Coordinates 26.0°, -112.5°

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