Guajataca • Statistics for August

August: Tropical Heat and Hurricane Season Pre-Game

August remains locked in summer small-craft conditions at Guajataca. Average swell height is 0.7m, average period drops to 6.0s, and north swell is negligible. ESE is again the dominant swell direction at 66.8%, while SE accounts for another 28.7%. The small 1.5-2m (5-6.5ft) and 2-2.5m (6.5-8ft) entries from the south and southeast hint at early tropical activity, but those waves are rare and usually poorly aligned for a north-facing coast. Wind is the main spoiler: ENE and E combine for nearly 79% of the observations, leaving only a 10% ideal-wind window. Water temperature climbs to 28.9°C, air temperatures average 27.9°C (24.9-32.6°C), and precipitation jumps to 4.29 mm/day. For the dedicated surfer, the best August bet is to watch tropical forecast models and hope for a system far enough north to push a clean N or NW swell - though the prevailing trades will likely have other plans.