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Conditions at Ditch Plains in November
November: Size Returns With Winter Roughness
November is where winter power starts to bang on the door. The average swell height jumps to 4.3ft (1.3m), the biggest of the season, but the average period stays at a short 6.5s. The swell rose is more mixed and a little less ideal: SSW (10.5%), S (8.7%) and SE/SSE (7.3% each) still supply the best waves, yet SW (8.4%), WSW (6.7%), W (5.4%) and NW (5.9%) add a lot of cross/onshore windswell. Winds are strongly winter-like: NW (11.2%), NNW (11.1%), WNW (10.2%), W (9.5%) and WSW (9.8%) dominate, but only 10% of the time is the wind actually ideal for surfing; the rest is often too strong or too west/south. Water temperature drops to 12.1°C, air averages 9.8°C and precipitation averages 3.39mm/day. November can deliver powerful, hollow Ditch Plains sessions after a cold front swings the wind offshore, but the average day is stormy, cold and short-period.
Average Spot conditions at Ditch Plains in November
Swell history for November
Wind history for November
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Ditch Plains during November. 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 Ditch Plains for your next trip in November.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Ditch Plains for November. 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 Ditch Plains.