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Conditions at La Barqueta in May
May: Shoulder Season Power
May is a true shoulder month. The wet season begins to take hold, and ideal wind drops to just 40 percent. Meanwhile the swell gets more serious: average height jumps to 1.2m (4ft) and average period touches 14.1 seconds, the longest of the year. This is the product of powerful South Pacific groundswell reaching the tropical coast. Swell direction is overwhelmingly SSW (91 percent) with a secondary SW component (8 percent). Wave heights now favour the 1-1.5m (4-5ft) range 70 percent of the time, and 11 percent of the surf reaches 1.5-2m (5-6.5ft). The catch is wind: WSW, W and WNW are increasingly common, making many sessions bumpy and cross-onshore. With 8.30 mm of rain per day and water still at 28.9°C, May is for surfers willing to hunt for the occasional clean morning.
Average Spot conditions at La Barqueta in May
Swell history for May
Wind history for May
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at La Barqueta 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 La Barqueta for your next trip in May.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at La Barqueta 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 La Barqueta.