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Litchfield Beach Seasonal Surf Averages
Swell Consistency and Wind Overview
This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
Monthly Overview
Understanding this DataThese swell averages are calculated ONLY on swells of more than 7 seconds period. This means this is the average height of a swell that's likely to produce ridable surf NOT an average of every wave heading toward the beach in a month. Likewise the period is the average period OVER 7 seconds. There will be days that have short period wind swells that won't produce and ridable swell and these are excluded from the averages. The consistency figure gives the percentage of days that meet this condition. For example if the consistency is 50% you could expect the 'average' swell for about 15 days in the month. Of course an average tells only part of the story. A combination of very large and very small swells may produce the same average as a consistent medium sized swell. |
Monthly DataJanuaryFebruary March April May June July August September October November December Nearby SpotsSpringmaid BeachDunes Cove 27th Ave/North Myrtle Cherry Grove Pier Ocean Isle Beach Isle of Palms Pier Holden Beach The Washout Folly Beach Pier Pelican Watch Carolina Beach Crystal Pier Hunting Island Fripp Island Topsail Island Burkes Beach Camp Lejeune North Jetty 2nd Street (Tybee Island) 17th Street Boardwalk Bogue Pier Atlantic Beach Sea Island Jetty Comfort Inn/Jekyll Island Main Beach Amelia Pier Little Talbot Island North Jetty (Florida) Mayport Poles Jacksonville Beach Frisco Ponte Vedra Outer Banks Hurricane Cape Hatteras Wave Buoy 41025 Vilano St. Augustine S Turns Jennettes Pier Kill Devil Hills Kitty Hawk Flagler Pier Ormond Beach Daytona Beach Virginia Beach Ponce Inlet (New Smyrna) Central Florida Hurricane Bethune Playa Linda Jetty Park Cocoa Beach Satellite Beach Canova Beach Melbourne Beach Spanish House Sebastian Inlet Chincoteague Vero Beach Fort Pierce North Jetty Fort Pierce Ocean City, MD Fenwick Indian River 880 Clearwater Indian Rocks Maderia Beach Redington Rocks Treasure Island Sunset Beach |