El Chinchorro • Statistics for November

November: The Winter Machine Wakes Up

November sees a marked jump in trade wind consistency and, more importantly, ideal surf wind. The ideal wind figure leaps to 72% - the second best of the year - as NNW winds build to 42.3%, with a solid 23.4% blowing in the 10-20kph range. Average wave height recovers to 1.0m (3.3ft), though the period is still short at 6.0s. Swell direction spreads out a little: ESE drops to 33.8%, E rises to 26.2%, ENE reaches 17.6% and NE takes 10.5%. This broader directional distribution actually helps the Southeast-facing beach, allowing more waves to wrap and break cleanly. The S/SSW/SW window remains tiny at 1.5%, but the offshore wind regime is so reliable that the short, punchy trade swell gets a free pass. Air temperature cools to 26.1°C, water temperature to 28.3°C, and rainfall is the wettest of the year at 2.02 mm/day, so keep an eye on the radar - but the surf windows are frequent.