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Conditions at Pleasure Point in December
December: Welcome to Winter Prime Time
December is Pleasure Point at full winter throttle. The average swell height sits back at 7.2ft (2.2m), with one of the longest average periods of the year at 13.3s. WNW is again the workhorse at 43.0 percent, W adds 16.2 percent, and NW plus NNW add another 7.0 percent. A meaningful chunk of the swell is now in the 5-8ft (1.5-2.5m) range, with just enough 8ft-plus (2.5m+) energy to keep things serious. The WSW/SW component remains small but gives Pleasure Point the occasional extra-special, lined-up bomb when the swell angle swings south of west.
Wind is winter-dynamic: ideal offshore flow occurs 64 percent of the time, with NNW/NW winds as key players, but frontal passages bring more SE/SW inflection and rain, averaging 3.39 mm/day. Air temperatures bottom out at 9.5°C, and water temperature hovers at 12.1°C. December is cold, wet and legendary. When a long-period WNW groundswell meets a clean NW offshore wind, Pleasure Point becomes one of California's best winter shows.
Average Spot conditions at Pleasure Point in December
Swell history for December
Wind history for December
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Pleasure Point during December. 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 Pleasure Point for your next trip in December.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Pleasure Point for December. 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 Pleasure Point.