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Conditions at Minutes in December
December: Cold-Water Momentum
December closes the year with the same winter energy that January and February bring. Average swell height peaks back up at 1.7m (5.6ft), with an average period of 8.6s and a very live North Atlantic feeding the coast. The S/SSW/SW quadrant still leads the swell distribution, but the preferred ENE/E/ESE/SE window holds around 16% - enough that focused east pulses can elevate the quality at this east-facing spot above the raw southwest background.
Wind remains an ally: ideal offshore flow is recorded 50% of the time, and the WNW/NW quadrants alone account for a large share of the wind rose. That makes for many groomed, lined-up days between storm passages. Water temperature is a cold 5.6°C, air temp averages 1.9°C, and precipitation tops out around 4.10 mm/day. It's winter, it's wet, and it's also the most consistent and powerful time of the year at Minutes.
Average Spot conditions at Minutes in December
Swell history for December
Wind history for December
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Minutes 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 Minutes for your next trip in December.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Minutes 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 Minutes.