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Conditions at Table Top in August
August: Summer Doldrums with a Tropical Wildcard
August remains in the summer lull, but there are subtle signs of life. The average swell height stays at 3ft (1.0m), and the period is only 7.1 seconds, so the default conditions are still short-period and small. The swell rose shows ENE at 61.7% and E at 19.6%, but the NE share bumps up to 11.1% and NNE appears at 1.8%. It is not much, but it is enough to give Table Top an occasional touch of north in the water.
Wind continues to blow from the ENE/E quadrant, accounting for 41.1% and 30.3% respectively, with the ideal-wind percentage at 36%. August brings some of the warmest water of the year at 28.9°C, air temperatures around 27.9°C, and higher average precipitation at 4.29mm/day. The real wildcard is tropical activity: a well-placed hurricane or tropical storm in the Atlantic can suddenly transform the summer doldrums into a serious swell event, though the climatological average still looks flat.
Average Spot conditions at Table Top in August
Swell history for August
Wind history for August
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Table Top during August. 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 Table Top for your next trip in August.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Table Top for August. 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 Table Top.