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Conditions at Caridad in May
May: The Wind Shifts Offshore, But the Swell Drops
May marks the real transition into the southwest monsoon season, and for the first time you start to see meaningful percentages of offshore wind. Ideal wind jumps to 14% of the time, with WSW (4.4%), W (2.8%), and SW (2.8%) starting to appear on the windrose. The catch? Average swell height plummets to 0.8m (2.6ft) with a period of 9.1s. The waverose is utterly dominated by ENE (66.7%), but most of it is small -- 55.6% of all swell is in the 0.5-1m (1.6-3.3ft) range. This is groveling territory. Water temperature heats up to 29.4°C, air averages 28.3°C, and precipitation drops to 4.91 mm/day -- the driest month. Longboarders will love the clean, small waves; shortboarders will be checking the typhoon maps.
Average Spot conditions at Caridad in May
Swell history for May
Wind history for May
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Caridad 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 Caridad for your next trip in May.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Caridad 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 Caridad.