Shell Beach

Pismo Beach • United States (USA) flag

United States (USA) • California

197 windy days
/ year

Water type

sea

Beach type

—

Crowd

—

Rider level

—

Tide dependent

—

Tidal range (low–high difference)

2.2 m

Waves

small, medium, big

Overview

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Wind

Heads up: this is a partly thermal spot: on sunny days a thermal adds to the wind, so it's usually stronger than the averages below show. The windy days include part of our modelled thermal days, as some of them turn a light day into a windy one or even bring sufficient wind. The average wind speeds don't include the thermal.

Wind strength (kt)

Thermal estimate

Jan

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Mar

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Windy days (12+ days, incl. thermal est.)*

Dominant wind direction

Avg. wind (kt)

Avg. wind (12+ days)**

Windy days by wind strength

Wind rose

Wind speed (kt)

Avg. gusts (12+ days)

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Weather

Air temp. (high/low)

17º 7º

16º 7º

18º 8º

18º 10º

20º 11º

21º 11º

22º 12º

23º 14º

22º 11º

20º 9º

17º 8º

Water temperature

13º

12º

13º

14º

15º

14º

Sunny days

Rainy days

Rainfall (mm)

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Waves

Flat days

Wave days (1+ m)

Wave height (m)

Swell direction & period (s)

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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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