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Conditions at Sassandra in January
January: Clean Southern Groundswell Opens the Year
January is all about quality over quantity at Sassandra. The average swell height is a modest 1.1m (3-4ft), but the mean period of 10.7s places it firmly in the powerful long-period bracket. The wave rose is strikingly one-directional: southerly swell accounts for 82.5% of observations, with an additional 10.4% from the SSW and 6.9% from the SSE. The SSE component is the most valuable here, sitting directly inside the southeast-facing bight, while the dominant southerly energy refracts efficiently into the coast. Ideal wind sits at 52%, and with just 1.15mm/day of rain, the surface is often clean early. Water temperature holds at a warm 27.3°C, so it is still pure board-shorts season.
Average Spot conditions at Sassandra in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Sassandra during January. 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 Sassandra for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Sassandra for January. 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 Sassandra.