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Conditions at Indicators in October
October: The Turn to Quality
October is when Indicators starts to turn seriously toward the good season. Average swell height is 1.2m, but the period lengthens to a solid 10.0s, giving the waves real punch. The dominant direction is NE (44%), followed by NNE (22%) and ENE (19%), and there is a healthy distribution in the 1-1.5m and 1.5-2m ranges. With ideal wind 83% of the time, mostly from ENE, E and NE, the surf quality is consistently high for a west-facing spot - especially when occasional northern hemisphere storm tracks send more westerly groundswell into the mix.
Water temperatures remain warm at 29.1°C, air temperatures are around 28.2°C, and precipitation is still substantial at 4.33 mm/day. October offers some of the best combination of size, period and clean winds in the fall.
Average Spot conditions at Indicators in October
Swell history for October
Wind history for October
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Indicators during October. 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 Indicators for your next trip in October.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Indicators for October. 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 Indicators.