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Conditions at Cabarita in January
January: Punchy Summer Swell and Morning Windows
January sees the Tasman Sea in full summer mode. The average swell height is around 3-4ft (1.1m) with an average period of 8.0 seconds, and the directional spectrum is dominated by E (39%), ESE (24%) and ENE (16%) energy. That puts the bulk of the swell right inside Cabarita's preferred NE-ENE-E-ESE window. With solid, punchy 8-second surf, the banks have enough juice to offer ripable, sometimes grovelly, waves - provided the wind behaves.
The wind, however, spends most of January onshore or side-on. Ideal SW-WNW offshore flow arrives only 21% of the time, while a combination of NE, ENE, E and ESE winds blows over 29% of the time. A classic summer sea-breeze pattern develops most days, with clean morning conditions deteriorating by midday. Air temperatures average 24.7°C, water temps hit 24.8°C, and daily rainfall sits at 4.85mm. It is proper warm-water surfing, and the best sessions usually happen before breakfast or in the wake of a tropical low pushing quality east swell your way.
Average Spot conditions at Cabarita in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Cabarita during January. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Cabarita for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Cabarita for January. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Cabarita.