Conditions at Lop Camping in May
May: Low Season Creeps In
May signals the true slide into summer flatness. Average swell height drops to 0.9m (3ft), and average period falls to 8.6s, so the surf is increasingly short-period windswell and less dependable. The directional distribution still favors the southwest-to-northwest arc - WSW at 24.6 percent and W at 19.0 percent - but the energy sits in the smaller size classes, with most wave heights falling in the 0.5-1m range. The bigger issue is wind: ideal offshore conditions are present only 34 percent of the time, with SE at 10.3 percent, ESE at 9.8 percent and SSE at 4.5 percent, while NW and NNW flows become far more frequent. Onshore breezes from the west/northwest sector can chop up the surface quickly. Sea surface temperature rises to 6.8C, air temperature to 6.1C, and precipitation is at a minimum of 2.62 mm/day. May is best treated as a dawn-patrol longboard month; if a late storm sends a W/NW pulse your way, you might score small but clean fun waves before the prevailing wind turns on.
Average Spot conditions at Lop Camping in May
Swell history for May
Wind history for May
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Lop Camping 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 Lop Camping for your next trip in May.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Lop Camping 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 Lop Camping.