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Conditions at Outer Kom in April
April: The First Genuine All-Round Month
April is where Outer Kom starts to show its full personality. Average swell height bumps up to 7.9ft (2.4m) and period reaches 12.2s, giving the reef that unmistakable long-period surge. While SW and SSW still lead (23.3 and 19.3 percent), the WSW contribution grows to 7.6 percent and even W appears at 1.7 percent, meaning a few more waves wrap properly into the west-facing bowl.
The wind distribution becomes less one-dimensional. SE is still the most common single direction at 26.4 percent, but SSE drops to 15.3 percent and there is more ESE (9.3 percent), more S (6.7 percent) and more NNW (11.0 percent) than in high summer. This variety, plus a doubling of ideal wind to 16 percent, creates better chances of clean, lined-up surf. Water temp is 16.5°C, air 17.7°C, and rainfall rises to 1.24mm/day, but quality is trending up.
Average Spot conditions at Outer Kom in April
Swell history for April
Wind history for April
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Outer Kom 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 Outer Kom for your next trip in April.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Outer Kom 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 Outer Kom.