At 6.35 a.m:
Constantine (2*): 3 feet.
A cloud covered and breezy morning is quickly brightening, those blue bits spreading in the sky while the sun gradually pushes its way through.
The wind is gusting in from the north west, chilly in the early morning and all onshore and ruffling and slopping the surf.
That surf is a decent three feet, maybe bigger on some of those slow moving, thick and lumpy sets but it is all a bit windblown and unpredictable, the high tide bounce having its effect too.
The wind is expected to calm as the day goes on while the sky should continue to brighten but it will take an offshore to smooth that surf into something more interesting.
Still, the water is warming up nicely and there are rideable waves washing on what looks like could eventually be a bright and cheerful day, so don’t write it off completely!
Harlyn (1*): 1 foot.
There are only little waves washing in here this morning, a couple of feet or so of windblown and washy little surf rolling up the beach on the way to high tide.
It is really small and pretty sloppy in this fresh north westerly wind, so I think that I’d prefer the other side,at least there is a little size to it over there!
Today’s Tide Times:
Low Tide: 13:30 (1.2m) High Tide: 19:22 (6.9m)
Surf Forecast for Tuesday 24th May 2016
A wave smoothing offshore breeze is expected today, the waves only small through the morning but with a new swell expected to push through by evening.
And that new swell could be really very good!
A long travelled and wind smoothed three feet of lined up and reeling swell is expected by evening, improving by the hour!
Yep, today could end up being very good indeed!
Surf Conditions for the Start of the Week
After a bit of a lazy and slow start, this week could just turn out to be a delight of clean and sunny conditions with small but sparkling surf to ride.
The wind will frustrate us on Monday, a brisk northerly to slop that rolling swell as it eventually reaches shore.
But by Tuesday the wind should have backed to the east, eventually slipping more to the south east. And as the wind strength eases into the evening that small and fairly close-fetch little surf will be replaced by the start of a new three foot swell with a long wave period.
Wednesday is looking really promising with a thick and solid three to four feet of rolling groundswell pumping in against a light and smooth offshore breeze.
The swell will eventually weaken as the week winds down but the wind is set to remain light and offshore and the sun is set to shine.
It promises to be a good one!
Have great week, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing!
SJ’s Surf Forecast for the SW
Forecast last updated at 14:25 Monday 23rd May 2016
[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 if 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 todal push in the afternoon, surf size will really start to build. Perfect offshores, 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
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 ENE
Weather – Cloudy but dry
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 before it goes flat.’
Swell – (i) Medium W-WNW (ii) Medium WSW-SW
Wind – Light NE
Weather – Mixture of cloud and sunshine with a chance of showers
North Coast – 2-3ft (knee-waisthigh) going 1-2ft (kneehigh)
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 WNW (ii) Weak SW
Wind – Light NE
Weather – Mixture of cloud and sunshine and showers
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! Might be lucky enough to get a small weak ridable wave on a longboard – but even then, that’d be pushing it.’
Saturday 28:
‘x’
Swell – (i) x
Wind – x
Weather – x
North Coast – xft (x)
South Coast – xft (x)
Tides – 10:07 High, 16:30 Low
Sunday 29:
‘x’
Swell – (i) x
Wind – x
Weather – x
North Coast – xft (x)
South Coast – xft (x)
Tides – 05:09 High, 11:09 Low, 17:35 High (Neap tides)
Early Next Week:
‘x’
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