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Conditions at Playa del Borrego in May
May: Summer Swell Builds, Onshore Flow Bites
May is a month of increasing swell quality and decreasing wind quality. The average swell height is 3ft (0.9m) with a very long average period of 14.2s. Swell direction is heavily locked into the optimal window: SW (67.5 percent), WSW (22.2 percent), and SSW (8.1 percent). For pure wave direction, this is as good as it gets. But the wind turns against the beach, with ideal conditions only 35 percent of the time. The dominant wind directions shift to W (24.9 percent), WNW (13.1 percent), and WSW (12.4 percent), creating more cross/onshore texture on the face. Air temperatures warm to 26.4°C, water temperature rises to 27.5°C, and rain starts to creep up at 0.19mm/day. The long-period SW groundswell is present, but surfers will need to hunt for sheltered corners or early windows before the sea breeze turns it messy.
Average Spot conditions at Playa del Borrego in May
Swell history for May
Wind history for May
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Playa del Borrego during May. 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 Playa del Borrego for your next trip in May.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Playa del Borrego for May. 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 Playa del Borrego.