Conditions at Taito in January
January: Mid-Winter Power From the NE
Taito kicks off the year under the influence of the Siberian High and a deep Aleutian Low, and the average swell height holds at 1.2m (4ft) with a solid average period of 9.5s. The directional picture is excellent: close to 53% of all swell arrives from the optimal NNO through O window, with the NE (20.4%) and ENE (15.1%) quadrants doing the heavy lifting. Waves in the 0.5-1m (2-3ft) and 1-1.5m (3-5ft) classes dominate, and there are occasional 1.5-2m (5-6.5ft) pulses from NE/ENE when storms spin up closer to Japan. The catch is wind. NNW flow (28.6%) dominates, while true offshore SSW-W winds only combine for about 22% of the time; the official ideal-wind score is just 19%. A passing low pressure system can flip the wind into the SW/W and line up those NE swells beautifully, but patience is required. With water temps at 16.5°C, air temps averaging 8.6°C, and modest precipitation around 2.39 mm/day, the mid-winter session is a cold, wetsuit-bound mission.
Average Spot conditions at Taito in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Taito 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 Taito for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Taito 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 Taito.