At 6.35 a.m:
Constantine (1*): 1 foot.
It’s a drizzly, mizzly, murky old one out there this morning but kind of cosy and snuggly at the same time too.
The air is completely still this morning, the birdsong muffled by that damp blanket of thick but mild mizzle.
And so the tiny surf is oilly smooth, a silken swirl of knee to hip high and peeling walls of silver shimmying through the mist and dampness. If you have a longboard in your quiver and are looking for some smooth gliding fun then today should be all yours! The youngguns are going to have to dig out something a little fatter today to get their shred on but they should find some launch pads as the tide moves those peaks onto shallower spaces on the sand!
The rest of us can just glide all day long!
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Harlyn (0*): Flat.
Mere tiny shoreline ripples are disturbing the otherwise smooth and placid lake of flatness this morning leaving little hope to get a board moving out there today. No, it’s another day for the other side of the headland and it’s pretty small around there too!
But as always Harlyn does still have that magnetic beauty this morning making it a fabulous place to paddle out from, assuming that the visibility lifts that is!
Today’s Tide Times:
Low Tide: 15:52 (1.7m) High Tide: 09:30 (6.3m)
Surf Forecast for Saturday 28th May 2016
Another calm day awaits with barely a breeze to acknowledge.
The biggest difference today is going to be a welcome brightness that might just take a moment or two to get going but should eventually cheer all those visitors as eventually the skies clear and the sun shines down.
The surf is likely to stay small, a foot or two at most but all clean and shiny and welcoming, beckoning new surfers and all salty dogs alike.
A fun day on the beach awaits!
Surf Conditions for the Holiday Weekend
Light, light breezes along with loads of sunny and bright weather should make this holiday weekend a fun-at-the-beach one!
The surf is likely to have weakened from those glorious waves of midweek but there should still be plenty to get going on! Gorgeously shaped, if very small waves should welcome the weekend visitors on Saturday morning, the sky clear and the breeze very light and still offshore. Sea breezes are likely to breeze in onshore through the afternoon but other than that it should be fabulous day!
Sunday too should be fine, maybe with a few more clouds through early afternoon but overall pretty bright and with fun but small, maybe one foot wave to glide across.
And then Monday is likely to be an action replay but maybe becoming more overcast as the day goes on.
So, a very pleasant bank holiday weekend lies in wait, the surf a little smaller than we would choose but big enough to get going on and with continuing mainly good weather!
Have a great weekend, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing!
SJ’s Surf Forecast for the SW
Forecast last updated at 13:35 Friday 27th May 2016
Hi everyone – these updates are currently made at any time of the day as and when I get the time/chance to update – however from September the intention would be for it to be updated every weekday morning by 10am.
[Don’t forget to look at this forecast the day before you go beach for the latest, as things can often change!]
The Rest Of The Week:
‘Good run of surf Tuesday to Thursday.’
Sunrise and sunset – 05:20 and 21:15
Twilight starts and ends – 04:35 and 22:00
Midday – 13:15
Length of day – 15:55
Offshore Sea Temp approx – 12.2 C / 54.0 F
Monday 23:
‘A bit too bindblown and sloppy on the North, with the south being too small.’
Swell – (i) Medium W
Wind – Light-Medium NNW going N
Weather – Cloudy but with plenty of sunny spells
North Coast – 4-5ft (chest-shoulderhigh) going 3ft (waisthigh)
South Coast – 1-2ft (kneehigh) going 0-1ft (ankle snappers)
Tides – 06:46 High, 13:06 Low, 19:03 High
Tuesday 24:
‘Great day for surf. The first of the ‘pulses’ of the long range swell will start to show late morning with occasional bigger sets despite the falling tide. Then around low tide and on the tidal push in the afternoon, surf size will really start to build. Perfect off-shores, and sunshine to boot!! Lazy halcyonic days of Summer…’
Swell – (i) Weak W (ii) Faint going Very strong WSW
Wind – Medium E going Light-Medium E-ESE
Weather – Bright and sunny blue sky day with some cloud
North Coast – 1-2ft (kneehigh) going 3-5ft (waist-shoulderhigh)
South Coast – Flat going 1-2ft (kneehigh)
Tides – 07:19 High, 13:40 Low, 19:38 High
Wednesday 25:
‘Good surf throughout the day with offshore Easterly winds. Expected to be in the waist to shoulderhigh region in size depending on where you are along the North coast of Devon and Cornwall.’
Swell – (i) Very Strong going Strong WSW
Wind – Medium E going Light-Medium E-NE
Weather – Cloudy but dry with the odd sunny spell
North Coast – 3-5ft (waist-shoulderhigh)
South Coast – 1-2ft (kneehigh)
Tides – 07:55 High, 14:17 Low, 20:14 High
Thursday 26:
‘Decreasing swell – make the most of what’s left in the mornig before it goes flat/crosshore.’
Swell – (i) Faint W-WNW (ii) Faint WSW-SW
Wind – Light E-NE going NE
Weather – Bright and sunny start, but with increasing cloud in the afternoon
North Coast – 3ft (waisthigh) going 1-3ft (knee-waisthigh)
South Coast – 0-1ft (ankle snappers)
Tides – 08:33 High, 14:55 Low, 20:54 High
Friday 27:
‘ALMOST flat! You might be lucky to get the occasional ridable wave on say a longboard.’
Swell – (i) Weak going Faint WNW (ii) Faint SW
Wind – Light-Medium S-SE going Light Variable
Weather – Cloudy with a chance of light rain and the odd sunny spell
North Coast – 1-2ft (kneehigh)
South Coast – 0-1ft (ankle snappers)
Tides – 09:15 High, 15:38 Low, 21:41 High
Bank Holiday Weekend Summary:
‘Almost flat – well it is a bank holiday weekend!’
Saturday 28:
‘Close to flat for most of the day. The surf will pick up slightly late afternoon and evening around the low tide to give a barely ridable/longboard wave – and even then it will have light crosshores.’
Swell – (i) Faint W-WNW (ii) Weak SSW-SW
Wind – Light Variable going N
Weather – Cloudy but dry, with sunny spells in the afternoon
North Coast – 1ft (Flat to kneehigh) going 1-2ft (kneehigh)
South Coast – 1ft (Flat to kneehigh)
Tides – 10:07 High, 16:30 Low
Sunday 29:
‘Flat for surf – might just get the odd ripple but too small to ride. Could *just* be enough for beginners and the surf schools with small messy slop expected for the afternoon.’
Swell – (i) Faint WNW (ii) Faint SSW
Wind – Light N-NE going Light-Medium N
Weather – Cloudy but dry, some sunny spells
North Coast – 1ft (Flat to kneehigh)
South Coast – 1ft (Flat to kneehigh)
Tides – 05:09 High, 11:09 Low, 17:35 High (Neap tides)
Early Next Week:
‘Flat as a pancake. Could start to pick up towards Friday but way too early to tell yet.’
The scale for measuring conditions:
0-1ft – Unridable/Flat
1-2ft – Kneehigh
3ft – Waisthigh
4-5ft – Chest/Shoulderhigh
6ft – Headhigh
6-8ft = 1-1.5x Overhead
8-10ft = 1.5x Overhead
10-12ft = 2x Overhead
Please Note!
Wave height predictions are based on the larger breaks on both coasts such as Fistral and Croyde for the North, and Praa Sands and Bantham for the South.
Wave height is measured from the front of the wave, and 6ft would usually mean a ‘head-high’ wave.
Try and use some ‘local’ knowledge about what the wave sizes will be elsewhere. For example the Newquay Bay area is generally 1/3 to 3/4 the size of Fistral, increasing the further up the bay you go from Towan to Lusty Glaze, and that it will be clean on a W wind at ‘harbour left’ at Towan at mid-tide’ for example.
Tide times are based on Newquay.
Stay Stoked!
SJ