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Conditions at Los Patos de Barahona in January
January: Deep-Winter Trade Swell
The North Atlantic winter machine is firing during January, but at Los Patos de Barahona the energy arrives almost exclusively as E/ESE trade windswell rather than clean W/SW groundswell. The average swell height is 3ft (1m) with a period of 6.8s, placing the surf in that average, punchy, rideable category. The waverose is heavily weighted toward ESE at 69 percent, with another 26 percent from E, while the optimal W/SW quadrant is essentially absent. Winds are dominated by ENE at 46 percent and E at 23 percent, and the ideal offshore W/NW wind is present only 5 percent of the time. That means most days offer short-period, side-shore waves best suited for a groveler. The dry-season weather is comfortable -- air around 23.6°C and water at 26.8°C -- but surf quality depends on timing one of those rare offshore mornings to smooth out the 3-5ft (1-1.5m) sets.
Average Spot conditions at Los Patos de Barahona in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Los Patos de Barahona 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 Los Patos de Barahona for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Los Patos de Barahona 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 Los Patos de Barahona.