Conditions at Storvika in January
January: Frozen Potential
January is the archetypal winter month at Storvika - dark, cold and almost impossibly quiet on the wave front. The archive shows a completely flat wave rose: average swell height 0.0ft (0.0m), average period 0.0s, and 0% ideal surfing conditions. What January does offer is a textbook offshore wind climatology. SE winds blow 22.2% of the time, SSE 14.3%, S 14.5% and SSW 8.3%, meaning the combined offshore flow from the SE through SSW approaches 60%. For an open NNW-facing beach, that is exactly the direction you want to groom a clean face. The problem is there is no face. The Icelandic Low can spin up violent lows across the Norwegian Sea, yet this particular stretch of coast appears too sheltered to make the most of them.
Weather adds another layer of difficulty: air temperatures average -1.5°C (min -15.5°C, max 7.1°C), water sits at 3.6°C, and 5.56 mm/day of precipitation frequently falls as sleet or snow. If a long-period N or NW swell somehow lines up, it will be a heavy, charging session in a full hooded 5/4/5 suit - and a very lonely one.
Average Spot conditions at Storvika in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Storvika 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 Storvika for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Storvika 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 Storvika.