Conditions at Baleal in April
April: Mixed Signals and Shoulder Season Quality
April is a transition month. The North Atlantic is still lively enough to push average wave heights to 2.1m (7ft), with a period of 11.2s - still in the powerful category but noticeably shorter than midwinter. Swell directions are overwhelmingly northwesterly: NW leads at 25.1%, NNW follows with 19.8%, and WNW contributes 19.7%. The sheer volume of northwest swell keeps Baleal alive, but the wave quality increasingly depends on the wind.
The great enemy of April is the building NNW onshore flow, which blows 29.4% of the time. With N/NNE/NE also in the mix, well over 40% of the wind is poor for the NNE-facing break. Still, ideal surfing winds linger at 21%, and the warm-air masses from the African continent can produce light offshore mornings. Air temperatures climb to 14.5°C, water 15.3°C, and rainfall remains near 2.08mm/day. It is a solid shoulder-season month: score a light-window and you will find well-ordered groundswell; miss the window and it turns into a windblown battle.
Average Spot conditions at Baleal in April
Swell history for April
Wind history for April
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Baleal during April. 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 Baleal for your next trip in April.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Baleal for April. 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 Baleal.