Conditions at Playa Honda in November
November: Building Toward Winter
November sees the Atlantic machine kick into a higher gear. Average swell heights build to 5ft (1.5m) and periods stretch back to 11.7s, bringing real power back to Playa Honda. The direction distribution remains north-heavy, with NNW (34%), NNE (22%), N (16%) and NW (12%), but a few more south-southwest and southwest observations start to appear in the record, offering the occasional properly exposed swell for this coast. The ideal wind window is still solid at 25%, and the strong summer trades have weakened significantly, with NNE at 28% and NE at 22%. Water temps cool to 21.7°C, air temps settle at 20.6°C, and rainfall increases to 0.54 mm/day. November is a month of pulses: the north swells are more reliable, but the real gems occur when a low-pressure system in the mid-Atlantic pushes a long-period south-southwest swell into the island.
Average Spot conditions at Playa Honda in November
Swell history for November
Wind history for November
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Playa Honda during November. 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 Honda for your next trip in November.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Playa Honda for November. 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 Honda.