The Point • Surf Spot Statistics

Best Surf Season (November - March)

If you are chasing the most size and power at The Point, the core winter months are your window. The North Atlantic subtropical high settles into a more favorable winter position, tightening the pressure gradient and spinning up a steady conveyor belt of NE, NNE and ENE swell. Average wave heights climb to 1.5-1.6m (5-5.5ft) and average periods push to 10.0s, giving this west-facing setup meaningful, long-period punch. The true westerly groundswell remains rare in the climatological data, so the best surf is almost always built from long-range NE/ENE energy that lines up on the reef and is then groomed by consistent offshore E/ENE winds. You trade a bit of glassy perfection in the summer for size and power in the winter, and that is a trade most surfers will happily make.

Fair Surf Season (April - May and September - October)

Transition months offer the best combination of clean conditions and tolerable size. April and May see average heights ease from 1.3m down to 1.1m (4.3ft down to 3.6ft), but the ideal-wind percentage jumps from 72 to 82 percent, meaning more glassy, groomed sessions between the winter pulses. September and October are the more promising half of this fair season: the trade winds remain strong, periods recover from the summer trough and start pushing 9-10s, and October in particular serves up average heights around 1.2m (4ft) with 10.0s of period and 83 percent favorable wind. If you want clean head-high waves without winter crowds, these are the sweet-spot months.

Low Surf Season (June - August)

Summer at The Point is the classic trade-wind lull. Average swell heights drop to a modest 1.0m (3.3ft) and periods bottom out at 6.7-7.3s, the signature of pure trade-wind windswell rather than organized groundswell. The saving grace is that offshore wind is remarkably consistent, with ideal wind percentages in the high 80s to 90 percent. Waves are small, but they are clean, playful and generally free of onshore chop. Longboarders and groveler riders will enjoy the fun-sized summer surf, while anyone hunting serious power will be better off waiting for the autumn ramp-up.