At 6.40 a.m:
Constantine (1*): 3 feet.
That was a bit of a downpour!
A full blast of heavy water to start the day has left a brighter and fresher, if a little chillier morning with a brisk north westerly wind to chop the small and mixed up surf.
Three feet or so of mixed up and choppy surf is bouncing into the bay, shuffled along by that gusting onshore wind.
It’s not great surf out there but there are a couple of guys out already and enjoying some of those unpredictable peaks.
High tide might smooth things out a little and then the dropping tide should sharpen it up a little too but the best that we an really hope for today is three feet of windblown slop!
Harlyn (1*): 1 foot.
A foot or two of windblown and choppy surf is stuttering into the bay this morning, a grey and mixed up mess of small and uninteresting surf.
It might all improve a little as the tide rises over the next couple of hours but it’s unlikely to be any better than okayish!
Today’s Tide Times:
Low Tide: 15:43 (1.6m) High Tide: 09:21 (6.7m)
Surf Forecast for Sunday 26th June 2016
The wind is likely to have switched to the west, promising a brighter and milder day but still with some dampness never too far away.
The surf is likely to be a little smaller and still quite close-fetch but should be at least worth getting in on at some stage.
So, a brighter and cheerier day awaits with some more small summer junk surf to play in!
Surf Conditions for the Weekend
Light winds continue to drift in onshore as this week winds down, the swell keeping up its steady three foot rhythm as it continues to pour our way well into the weekend.
The weather continues to be mixed but should settle more as the breeze eases to the west, veering from south west to north west and back again.
So it looks like we should enjoy a weekend of fun waves and okay weather, those big tides having an effect as the tide is pushed over seven metres up the beach and then pulled back down again. With a bit of timing and just some local knowledge you should be able to enjoy a good session or two each day, especially if you’re keen on an early start!
Have a great weekend, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing!
SJ’s Surf Forecast for the SW
Forecast last updated at 08:30 Saturday 25th June 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:
‘The weather will improve as the week goes on, but unless you catch your timing just right with the winds, the rest of the week looks poor for surf.’
Sunrise and sunset – 05:10 and 21:35
Twilight starts and ends – 04:25 and 22:20
Midday – 13:20
Length of day – 16:25
Offshore Sea Temp approx – 14.5C / 58F
Monday 20th:
‘Dark, grey, missly day.’
Swell – (i) Medium W
Wind – Medium W
Weather – Overcast and raining
North Coast – 5-6ft (Shoulder-Headhigh) going 4-6ft (Chest-Headhigh)
South Coast – 1-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh)
Tides – 06:00 High, 12:00 Low, 18:00 High
Tuesday 21st:
‘Semi-sheltered spots on the North should have a small but clean wave.’
Swell – (i) Medium W going W-WSW
Wind – Overcast or cloudy, but dry.
Weather – Light-Medium W-SW going S
North Coast – 4-6ft (Chest-Headhigh) going 4ft (Chesthigh)
South Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh)
Tides – 06:26 High, 12:46 Low, 18:44 High
Wednesday 22nd:
‘Surf on! There’ll be a window of light/no winds later on, so mid-late afternoon on the tidal push should see the waves clean up nicely!’
Swell – (i) Medium W
Wind – Light SW going Variable going N-NW
Weather – Cloudy with some rain showers, turning slightly brighter later on
North Coast – 3-4ft (Waist-Chesthigh)
South Coast – 0-1ft (Flat-Kneehigh)
Tides – 07:03 High, 13:24 Low, 19:22 High
Thursday 23rd:
‘Small wave with onshore winds – not great, but there’s a wave there if you want to get wet behind your ears.’
Swell – (i) Medium W
Wind – Light N-NW going Light-Medium W
Weather – Cloudy and dry, with plenty of sunny spells
North Coast – 4-5ft (Chest-Shoulderhigh)
South Coast – 0ft (Flat)
Tides – 07:42 High, 14:03 Low, 20:02 High
Friday 24th:
‘Blown out onshore messy slop on the North and messy dribble on the south.’
Swell – (i) Medium going Weak W
Wind – Medium W-SW going W
Weather – Cloudy with plenty of sunny spells, but also the chance of a heavy shower
North Coast – 3-4ft (Waist-Chesthigh)
South Coast – 1ft (Flat-Kneehigh)
Tides – 08:22 High, 14:44 Low, 20:45 High
Weekend Summary:
‘No good surf this weekend! We should have a return to good weather, however with no quality to the weak swell and onshore winds, there’ll be a bit of messy slop for beginners, but nothing in the way of real waves.’
Saturday 25th:
‘Small onshore messy slop for the North, flat for the south. Leave it to beginners – there’s no quality to the waves as it’s a weak wave period anyway.’
Swell – (i) Weak W-WNW going WNW
Wind – Medium NW
Weather – Cloudy with plenty of sunny spells
North Coast – 3-4ft (Waist-Chesthigh) going 3ft (Waisthigh)
South Coast – 0ft (Flat)
Tides – 09:06 High, 15:29 Low, 21:31 High
Sunday 26th:
‘Same as yesterday – leave it to beginners!’
Swell – (i) Weak WNW going VeryWeak W-NW
Wind – Light-Medium W going Medium W-SW
Weather – Cloudy but dry
North Coast – 2-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh)
South Coast – 0ft (Flat)
Tides – 09:55 High, 16:17 Low
Early Next Week:
‘There’s a battle on between a blocking high in the Western approaches, and a low over Iceland. At the moment the charts show a general trend for the low to push down/win bringing onshore predominantly Westerly winds. Unfortunately this will mean poor onshore surf for the North coast which is the only place where the swell will get to. So mostly waist-shoulderhigh onshore choppy conditions for the week, getting to headhigh+ but still onshore on Thursday morning when conditions should peak.’
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