Conditions at Porto da Cruz in June
June: Summer Windswell Season Begins
June signals the start of the low surf season. Average swell height falls to around 5ft (1.5m), and the period drops to 9.3s, indicating shorter-period summer windswell rather than powerful groundswell. The directional picture is still lively, with NNW at 38.3%, N at 16.9% and NNE at 20.4%, but most of this is local trade-wind energy. Worst of all, the wind rose shows NNE winds blowing over one-third of the time, pushing the onshore wind share very high. Ideal offshore winds fall to just 11%. Porto da Cruz becomes a peaky, surface-chop survivor in June; occasionally an early-season tropical system sends a longer-period pulse north, but those are rare. Water temperature is 20.6°C, air averages 19.9°C, and precipitation is almost nonexistent at 0.26mm/day.
Average Spot conditions at Porto da Cruz in June
Swell history for June
Wind history for June
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Porto da Cruz during June. 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 Porto da Cruz for your next trip in June.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Porto da Cruz for June. 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 Porto da Cruz.