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Conditions at The Point in May
May: Trade-Wind Grooming Takes Over
May fully commits to the trade-wind regime. Average swell height falls to 1.1m (3.6ft) and the average period compresses to 8.7s, so the ocean is running on shorter-period, locally generated trade windswell. The directional spread shifts further toward the ENE/E quadrant, with ENE at 37.9 percent, NE at 26.0 percent and E at 17.5 percent. You still find clean waist-to-shoulder-high waves, but the window for powerful, long-period surf becomes narrow.
Winds are excellent for a west-facing beach: ideal conditions run 82 percent of the time, with E at 22.7 percent and ENE at 21.7 percent dominating a mostly light-to-moderate easterly flow. Water temps warm to 27.9°C, air temps average 27.2°C, and precipitation rises to 3.63 mm/day. The surf is smaller but consistently groovy, especially on a high-performance shortboard or a good step-up longboard.
Average Spot conditions at The Point in May
Swell history for May
Wind history for May
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at The Point during May. 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 The Point for your next trip in May.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at The Point for May. 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 The Point.