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Birdhits 89.1

#840 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · California · near Irvine

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score89.1 /100
Surfable days96% of the year
Clean days56% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell58% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 3.0 ft median
Water19°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf Birdhits

The best time to surf Birdhits is April, July, September. The season runs Jan to Jan. In April the water sits around 18°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is SNA (33 km) and the nearest town is Irvine (32 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan91%47%0.9 m17°C3/2
Feb90%27%0.8 m17°C3/2
Mar96%53%1.0 m17°C3/2
Apr99%75%1.0 m18°C3/2
May100%69%1.1 m18°C3/2
Jun100%67%0.9 m19°C2mm
Jul99%70%0.9 m21°C2mm
Aug100%64%0.9 m22°Cvest
Sep100%70%0.9 m21°C2mm
Oct97%55%0.8 m20°C2mm
Nov87%33%0.8 m19°C3/2
Dec90%36%0.9 m18°C3/2

Why 89.1

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
11.7
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.8
Water comfort 10%
4.1
Access 10%
9.2

The detail

Faces 120° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 95% of days. Mean peak period 13.3 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 85%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 33.421, -117.686 (OpenStreetMap).

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