Inches seasonal overview
Best Surf Season (November - March)
For a south-facing beach like Inches, the most important ingredient is a clean south or southwest swell, and the data is brutally honest: those directions are almost nonexistent for much of the year. The spot is instead a trade-wind windswell break, and its best months come when the Atlantic high pressure system strengthens and the E/ESE trade-wind fetch becomes more organized. From November through March, average wave heights hold near 3ft (0.9m), periods reach the 6.0-6.2s range, and the E/ESE energy contains its highest share of 3-5ft (1-1.5m) surf. The ideal wind percentage is generally high, especially in November and December, and winter cold fronts periodically swing the breeze into the N/NW quadrant, transforming a bumpy trade-sea into clean, punchy lines.
Fair Surf Season (April - July)
Spring and early summer represent the fair season but with a lower ceiling. The trade winds remain, yet the ESE direction becomes increasingly dominant, up to 75 percent by June, while average periods slip to 6.0s and heights fall back to around 2.5ft (0.8m). Ideal wind days drop to between 34 and 37 percent in most months, and the added cross-shore/onshore wind makes the surface sloppier. There are still waves every day, especially in the morning glass, but they are smaller, softer, and more angle-prone than the winter offerings.
Low Surf Season (August - October)
The late summer and early fall lull is the low point of the wave calendar. September and October post the smallest average swell heights at around 2.3ft (0.7m), and August produces the shortest average period of the year at 5.9s. The swell window does begin to pick up a few SE/SSE/S pulses, and the wind score is actually clean, with 43-47 percent ideal readings. But the energy is mostly short-period, small, and inconsistent. For surfers at Inches, this is a season for fun, groveling waves and the occasional tropical-storm swell, not for epic sessions, unless a hurricane or tropical disturbance aligns with the S/SW window and briefly brings the spot to life.