Spot Kontiki • Statistics for October

October: Springtime Swell Balance, Yet the Wind Refuses to Cooperate

October sees a slight easing in size to about 6ft (1.8m), but the period holds at 13.2s, so the groundswell is still very much alive. The directional spread tightens back to the SSW at 87%, with only 3% from the SW, meaning the optimal window is almost missing from the rose. This is a frustrating pattern for the spot: open-ocean energy is plentiful, but it is either side-angled or heavily shadowed at the beach. Wind-wise, October is one of the worst months for ideal offshore flow at just 3%. The S/SSW/SW combination reaches 92%, with SSW, SW and S winds all running at 10-20kph surprisingly often. Expect plenty of bumpy, drift-affected sessions and occasional strong pulses of long-period SSW swell. The water is at its coolest, 15.2°C, while air temperatures start to warm to 17.1°C, and rainfall is almost non-existent.