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Conditions at Daugo Island in October
October: Shoulder Season Glass and Consistent Head High Waves
October is one of the best transitions of the year. The average swell height is 1.1m (3-4ft), period 6.8s, and the percentage of ideal offshore wind climbs to 43 percent. SE winds still dominate at 52 percent, with SSE adding 19 percent, but the trade wind intensity backs off, leaving plenty of mornings with clean, glassy surfaces. The catch is the swell direction: SSE/SE makes up 99.2 percent of the wave rose, with almost no W/WNW/NW energy. On a WNW-facing beach, that means consistent but off-angle, short-period waves rather than the long, cranking lefts and rights Daugo can produce with northwest groundswell.
Rain begins to tick up at 1.33mm/day, air temps rise to 26.8C and water temp climbs to 25.8C. October is very surfable, though you will be threading the needle between swell direction and wind quality.
Average Spot conditions at Daugo Island in October
Swell history for October
Wind history for October
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Daugo Island during October. 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 Daugo Island for your next trip in October.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Daugo Island for October. 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 Daugo Island.