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Conditions at Majestics in January
January: Big Swell, Battered Faces
January is the peak of the northeast monsoon, and Majestics is caught right in the firing line of both size and chop. The average swell height is a solid 6.9ft (2.1m), with ENE swell supplying 57% of the total and NE adding another 20% - both squarely in the exposed N/NE window. However, the average period of only 9.0s means the energy is relatively short-period and unruly. Most of the year's biggest swell in January arrives as wind-driven sea rather than clean groundswell.
The catch is wind. The N/NE quadrant dominates 84% of the time, with ENE (32%) and NE (39%) winds blowing directly onto this NNE-facing beach. Only 2% of the time is the wind truly ideal from the S/SW. This means the surface is almost always lumpy, bumpy and sectioning, even when the swell chart looks healthy. Air temperatures average 25.9°C, water temperature sits at 27.3°C, and rain is abundant at 11.71 mm/day. Don't expect quality unless the monsoon briefly collapses.
Average Spot conditions at Majestics in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Majestics 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 Majestics for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Majestics 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 Majestics.