Guajataca • Statistics for February

February: More of the Same, Slightly Cleaner Edges

February mirrors January in many ways: average swell height is 0.8m, average period is 6.9s, and the N/NNE/NE/NNW combination still totals around 7% of the spectrum. The ESE/SE/E directions continue to dominate, making up nearly 88% of the observed waves, so most days are small trade-wind surf in the 2-3ft (0.5-1m) range with occasional 3-5ft (1-1.5m) sets from the ESE. The wind field is a touch more unsettled than January, with southerly quadrant winds becoming slightly more common and ideal wind conditions at 15%. Still, ENE and E winds remain the dominant players around 67% of the time, meaning you need to pick off the early morning before the trades strengthen. Air temperatures average 25°C (20.7-30.3°C), water temperature cools slightly to 26.3°C, and precipitation is lower at 1.85 mm/day. The north-coast windows are usually short-lived, but a clean S/SW morning wind on a longer-period N or NNW swell is exactly the formula you are hunting for.