Angourie • Statistics for October

October: Spring Magic and Building Trade Winds

October is the classic spring mix at Angourie. Average swell height creeps back up to 5ft (1.5m), but the period eases to 8.3s and ideal wind drops to 31%. The swell direction is broad: SSE (18.3%), SE (16.7%), E (12.9%), ESE (12.0%), ENE (11.4%) and NE (11.4%) all contribute. That is a good sign for wave variety, but the shorter period means a lot of the energy is less organised than in the winter months.

The wind pattern turns more fickle. NNW is the dominant wind direction at 15.1%, with SSE (10.8%), S (8.3%), NNE (8.5%) and NE (7.9%) close behind. True offshore windows from the W/SW quadrant total roughly 12%, so the cleanest conditions often come early in the morning before the seabreeze strengthens. Air temperatures average 20.4°C, water temperature is 21.2°C, and precipitation climbs to 2.59mm/day. October can deliver head-high glassy surf, but it is often the first month where summer's trade-wind slop begins to find its way back into the afternoon.