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Mikado • Statistics for April

Conditions at Mikado in April

April: Offshore Winds Peak, Swell Direction Fades

April is the wind month at Mikado. A full 64% of the time the wind is in the ideal offshore sector, and the average period stretches to 12.0 seconds. But look at the swell rose and you will see nearly zero ENE/E/ESE/SE energy; instead SSW (40.1%) and S (28.2%) swells dominate, with SW (17.0%) and WSW (6.8%) adding more. Average wave height holds at 1.0m (3.3ft), so waves are long-period but less ideally directed. The result can be surprisingly clean, made-for-reef surf when southern-hemisphere pulses wrap into the atoll, though it lacks the raw east-injected power of winter. With water temperature at 30.0°C and rain increasing to 4.05mm/day, it is a fair, soft-breezy transition month.

Average Spot conditions at Mikado in April

Swell history for April

0 - 2
2 - 3
3 - 5
5 - 6
6 - 8
> 8 ft

Wind history for April

0 - 6.2
6.3 - 12.4
12.4 - 18.6
18.6 - 24.9
24.9 - 31.1
> 31.1 mph

Swell quality

Analyze the groundswell consistency at Mikado during April. 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 Mikado for your next trip in April.

Ground swell

Ground swell by size

Wind conditions

Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Mikado for April. 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 Mikado.

Swell with good wind

Swell with good wind by size

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