Conditions at Playa de Meron in January
January: Deep-Winter Heavy Hitter
January sits right on the annual crest of the surf season at Playa de Meron. The average swell height is a solid 2.0m (6-7ft) and the average wave period is 12.7s, which puts the spot deep into the powerful long-period category. NW swell dominates with 38.1 percent of all observations, while WNW and NNW add another 16.2 and 11.3 percent respectively. The height distribution shows real meat in the 1.5-2.5m (5-8ft) range, and a meaningful share of observations even push into the 2-2.5m (6-8ft) band. This is proper winter surf for the north coast of Spain.
The wind is the main gatekeeper. January offers ideal offshore wind 39 percent of the time, one of the best monthly percentages of the year. When the wind comes from S, SSW or SW, you get that all-important offshore flow across the beach, grooming the NW groundswell into clean, lined-up, firing waves. But W and WNW winds are also common, and when the flow turns out of N or NNW the wave quality gets shredded by onshore chop. With an average air temperature of 10.1°C and water temperature of 13.4°C, this is cold, powerful, serious surf. February may argue, but January is the true heavyweight month.
Average Spot conditions at Playa de Meron in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Playa de Meron 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 Playa de Meron for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Playa de Meron 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 Playa de Meron.