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Conditions at Clubhouse in January
January: Mid-Summer Fickleness
January serves up classic South African summer conditions, which means a lot of compromised surf at Clubhouse. The average swell height is 1.9m (6.2ft) with a period of 10.8s, placing it in the lower end of the long-period range, but the directional distribution is heavily weighted toward the SSW (29.6%) and SW (13.7%), with only a tiny 3.3% slice coming from the ideal E window. On the wind side, E and ENE flow amount to a combined 27.8% of observations, keeping the onshore window in the driver's seat; the offshore SSW-SW-WSW-W combination appears around 33% of the time, and the ideal-wind score is just 22%. Translation: when a S/SSW groundswell lines up with a WSW/SW wind, there are punchy, rideable waves, but more often you will be dealing with summer seabreezes and junky 6ft surf. Water temp is 20.4°C, air temps average 21.9°C, with light rainfall at 1.38mm/day.
Average Spot conditions at Clubhouse in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Clubhouse 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 Clubhouse for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Clubhouse 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 Clubhouse.