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Satans Shank 32.1

#5264 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇭🇲 Heard Island and McDonald Islands · Heard Island and McDonald Islands · near Mawson Station

Wind is the enemy here, peaks in March, thick rubber.

Big waveRemoteAdvanced
Surf score32.1 /100
Surfable days50% of the year
Clean days2% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell23% period 11 s+
Typical size4.0 m 13.2 ft median
Water3°C a 6/5 with boots, gloves and hood

Best time to surf Satans Shank

The best time to surf Satans Shank is January, March, April. It rarely works. In March the water sits around 4°C, so pack a 6/5 with boots, gloves and hood, and the typical wave is 3.7 m. The nearest airport is MRU (3866 km) and the nearest town is Mawson Station (1717 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan70%2%3.5 m3°C6/5
Feb57%0%3.8 m4°C6/5
Mar63%5%3.7 m4°C6/5
Apr53%3%3.9 m4°C6/5
May46%1%4.1 m3°C6/5
Jun37%2%4.4 m3°C6/5
Jul27%1%4.9 m2°C6/5
Aug32%2%4.5 m2°C6/5
Sep33%2%4.7 m2°C6/5
Oct43%0%4.3 m2°C6/5
Nov66%2%3.5 m2°C6/5
Dec69%1%3.3 m3°C6/5

Why 32.1

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

Consistency 26%
14.1
Clean days 24%
0.3
Groundswell 12%
4.4
Season spread 10%
4.5
Wave size 8%
8.0
Water comfort 10%
0.0
Access 10%
0.0

The detail

Faces 351° with 67% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 7% of days. Mean peak period 11.5 s. Days over 3 m: 82%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 0%. Months that work: 6 of 12. Coordinates -53.023, 73.379 (OpenStreetMap).

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