Conditions at Anchor Point in January
January: Deep-Winter Heavyweights
January sits at the heart of the Moroccan winter surf season. The average swell height is 2.2m (7ft) with an average period of 13.3s, which places the surf firmly in the powerful, long-period range. The swell distribution is dominated by NNW and NW energy - 28.7% from NNW and 32.5% from NW - with another 9.3% from the WNW. True SSW/SW/WSW/W groundswell is statistically rare, making up barely more than 1% of the total, but those are the angles that hit the southwest-facing point most directly. Long-period NW swell still wraps in with real push, and the quality improves dramatically whenever the direction trends west of northwest.
Wind is your ally in January: ideal NNE/NE/ENE/E offshore flow is present 63% of the time. The most frequent wind directions are NNW at 21.6% and E at 13.1%, while the onshore SSW/SW/WSW/W quadrant accounts for less than 9% of observations. With average air temperatures near 16.2°C, water temperature at 17.2°C and moderate rainfall of 0.76 mm/day, this is prime-time, cold-water/big-wave territory on the Moroccan coast.
Average Spot conditions at Anchor Point in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Anchor Point 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 Anchor Point for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Anchor Point 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 Anchor Point.