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South Jetty - Table Bluff 84.3

#1437 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · California · near Eureka

Works almost every day, no off season, thick rubber.

Works all yearAdvanced
Surf score84.3 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days35% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell50% period 11 s+
Typical size1.8 m 5.9 ft median
Water12°C a 5/4 with boots and hood

Best time to surf South Jetty - Table Bluff

The best time to surf South Jetty - Table Bluff is January, November, December. The season runs Mar to Mar. In January the water sits around 12°C, so pack a 5/4 with boots and hood, and the typical wave is 2.6 m. The nearest airport is ACV (27 km) and the nearest town is Eureka (9 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan96%77%2.6 m12°C5/4
Feb98%33%2.2 m12°C5/4
Mar100%45%2.0 m11°C5/4
Apr100%37%1.9 m11°C5/4
May100%11%1.7 m10°C5/4
Jun100%12%1.5 m11°C5/4
Jul100%11%1.3 m12°C5/4
Aug100%5%1.3 m12°C5/4
Sep100%28%1.4 m13°C4/3
Oct99%51%1.8 m13°C5/4
Nov99%53%1.9 m13°C5/4
Dec97%63%2.5 m12°C5/4

Why 84.3

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

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
20.8
Groundswell 12%
9.9
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
5.5
Water comfort 10%
0.0
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 318° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 70% of days. Mean peak period 11.1 s. Days over 3 m: 10%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 17%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 40.753, -124.240 (OpenStreetMap).

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