Conditions at Tavira in March
March: Spring Swell With an Easterly Twist
By March, the North Atlantic is still active but the season is turning. Average wave height stays at 2-3ft (0.8m), period drops to 7.4s, and ideal wind is 20%. The swell chart is still wintry: WSW 17.1%, W 16.3%, SW 8.5%, but SE swell jumps to 14.0%, reflecting the growing influence of the Mediterranean and easterly wind regimes. Those SE swells are usually short-period, choppy and less favourable. On the wind side, NNW remains strong at 16.4%, giving 33.5% offshore N/NW/WNW flow. Yet onshore WSW winds also become more frequent, at 9.1%. With air at 14.8°C, water at 15.9°C and precipitation at 1.94mm/day, conditions are still wintry enough that a good SW groundswell with morning offshore wind can deliver some of Tavira's best late-season surf.
Average Spot conditions at Tavira in March
Swell history for March
Wind history for March
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Tavira during March. 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 Tavira for your next trip in March.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Tavira for March. 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 Tavira.