Surf Climatology

Windansea

La Jolla, CA

Peak surf season: Jan & Feb

Based on 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:JanFeb

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

1.3m

0.6m

0.0m

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Jan1.29m9.5s

Feb1.22m9.5s

Mar1.15m9.1s

Apr1.04m9s

WSW

May1.02m10.7s

Jun0.97m9.6s

Jul0.91m9.8s

SSW

Aug0.95m9.6s

SSW

Sep0.92m9.7s

Oct0.98m10.9s

SSW

Nov0.93m9.5s

WSW

Dec1.05m10s

Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis · 2022–2024 · Coordinates 33.0°, -117.5°

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