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Calle Hermosa 40.3

#4914 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · near Pensacola

Wind is the enemy here, gentle enough to learn, a mission to reach.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner
Surf score40.3 /100
Surfable days63% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size0.7 m 2.4 ft median
Water24°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Calle Hermosa

It rarely works. The nearest airport is MGM (228 km) and the nearest town is Pensacola (15 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan84%0%1.1 m18°C3/2
Feb83%0%0.9 m17°C3/2
Mar80%0%0.9 m20°C2mm
Apr75%0%0.9 m22°Cvest
May63%0%0.7 m25°Cboardies
Jun45%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Jul30%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Aug31%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Sep45%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Oct68%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Nov78%0%0.9 m23°Cvest
Dec74%0%1.0 m20°C2mm

Why 40.3

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

Consistency 26%
18.5
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
6.4
Wave size 8%
1.0
Water comfort 10%
7.9
Access 10%
5.5

The detail

Faces 99° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 46% of days. Mean peak period 5.0 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 66%. Months that work: 8 of 12. Coordinates 30.340, -87.087 (OpenStreetMap).

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