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Conditions at Stoney Beach in January
January: Summer Trade Wind Grind
January locks into the summer trade wind regime at Stoney Beach. Average swell height is 1.1m (3.6ft) with a period of 8.8s, so most of the energy is short-period ENE windswell (26% of the spectrum) with E swell close behind at 17%. The rotten part is the wind: NE and NNE combine for nearly 30% of all observations, and because the beach faces NE, that puts Stoney square in the onshore shadow. Only 23% of the time does a S/SSW/SW/WSW offshore flow clean things up. Sea temperature is 17.0°C, air temperature averages 15.7°C, and precipitation is light at 1.47mm/day. Expect plenty of bumpy, 2-4ft (0.6-1.2m) days; the best chance for shape is dawn patrol before the seabreeze kicks in, or the hours after a southerly change passes through.
Average Spot conditions at Stoney Beach in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Stoney Beach 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 Stoney Beach for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Stoney Beach 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 Stoney Beach.