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Conditions at Anne Avenue in January
January: Summer Wind vs. Open-Ocean Power
January is a month of deceptive averages at Anne Avenue. The numbers show a solid 8ft (2.4m) of swell with a 10.9s period - powerful enough to hold your interest. The direction table still carries a meaningful easterly component: the exposed E/ESE/SE window combines for 11.2% of all swell, about as direct as this spot gets. But the wind table is ugly: the onshore ENE/E/ESE/SE complex accounts for 45.3% of the surface flow, often in the 20-40kph range. That means the same directions that deliver waves also tear them apart. The good windows come when the South Atlantic high pressure ridge shifts and the W/WNW offshore flow (33% of the time) grooms the dominant S/SSW/SW groundswell. With only 23% ideal wind, those windows are transient. Water temperature sits at 20.1°C, air averages 21.5°C, and precipitation is modest at 1.49mm/day.
Average Spot conditions at Anne Avenue in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Anne Avenue 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 Anne Avenue for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Anne Avenue 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 Anne Avenue.