Larido seasonal overview
Best Surf Season (October - March)
Larido's west-south-west aspect lines up almost perfectly with the Atlantic's winter swell conveyor belt. From October through March, the average wave height ranges from 1.3m (4ft) in October up to 1.8m (6ft) in January, and average periods are consistently in the powerful 10-13s range. This is when extratropical low-pressure systems rumbling across the North Atlantic pump serious groundswell into the coast. The biggest, cleanest days occur when a healthy W, WSW or SW swell coincides with offshore NNE/NE/ENE winds - a setup that high pressure over Spain frequently delivers. Expect the best quality surf in these months.
Fair Surf Season (April - May & September)
The shoulders of the surf year still provide waves, but the engine is quieter. In April, the mean swell height remains a fun 1.3m (4ft) but the period shortens to around 9.5s, reflecting a mixture of leftover groundswell and local windswell. May sees further easing to 1.0m (3ft) at 8s. September is the mirror transition, with the average swell height back up to 1.0m (3ft) and periods climbing to 8.8s. Clean conditions are still likely, especially during the many offshore NNE/NE wind days, but the punch and power of winter are absent.
Low Surf Season (June - August)
The summer months are the falling-off period at Larido. Average swell heights bottom out at 0.8m (2-3ft) with average periods of just 7.1-7.3s. The Azores High flexes its muscles and the North Atlantic storm tracks retreat toward the Greenland-Iceland corridor, leaving Larido with mostly weak, short-period NW and NNW windswell. That said, the thermal gradient often produces consistent NNE/NE offshore breezes during the afternoon, keeping the surface clean. Summer is not about chasing mega swell, but about small, glassy sessions on a longboard.