At 6.50 a.m:
Constantine (3*): 3 feet.
A bright and cheery day is doing its best to put the recent politico athletico dramas in to their own little place in the scheme of things with a bright and clear sky reflecting in that turquoise sea.
A pleasant breeze is drifting in from the south west just ruffling the three feet or so of deep blue and peaky surf. But you can see a cloud bank loitering just over there, waiting, a dark and brooding rain filled lump of dreariness.
Still, if the wind stays light and the swell continues to push in then we should be enjoying some fun folding peaks throughout this morning.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see some waves getting into Harlyn by this evening too!
Harlyn (1*): 0 to 1 foot.
There are tiny but sparkling little waves snapping ashore here this morning, a foot or so of clear and turquoise loveliness.
Right now it is tiny but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few longboard glideable waves spilling in by the lunchtime high tide and getting a little bigger by this evening.
Today’s Tide Times:
Low Tide: 18:25 (2.1m) High Tide: 12:01 (6.3m)
Surf Forecast for Wednesday 29th June 2016
A steady south westerly wind will be pushing some extra swell our way today with three to four feet of lumpy stuff expected at our main breaks, a little smaller but super clean at the sheltered spots.
It could be fun today!
Surf Conditions for the Start of the Week
This week looks like it’s going to be another windy and occasionally damp one with a lot of mixed up and chopped out surf rolling our way.
Monday’s north westerly wind is likely to shift to the south west by Tuesday, at least improving the size of those windblown waves and maybe allowing Harlyn a chance to show itself through midweek.
Maybe.
So that three foot swell is likely to double in size as we go into the week, the south westerly wind making for choppy conditions at the exposed breaks but keeping things clean at Harlyn.
Have a great week, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing!
SJ’s Surf Forecast for the SW
Forecast last updated at 10:00 Tuesday 28th 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:
‘A bleak weak with no real quality to the swell, and therefore it’s looking likely there’ll only be one ‘window’ of good winds this week to allow a decent clean wave – see/read below.’
Sunrise and sunset – 05:15 and 21:35
Twilight starts and ends – 04:30 and 22:20
Midday – 13:20
Length of day – 16:20
Offshore Sea Temp approx – 14.5C / 58F
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Monday 27th:
‘Small onshore mush for the North, flat for the south.’
Swell – (i) Weak going OK W-WNW
Wind – Medium NW going Light-Medium W-NW
Weather – Overcast and dull, turning cloudy with sunny spells
North Coast – 3ft (Waisthigh)
South Coast – 0-1ft
Tides – 04:51 Low, 10:50 High, 17:14 Low
Tuesday 28th:
‘The winds should get enough southerly in them to make a dawn patrol or at least a session by mid morning worthwhile, before the winds turn onshore Westerly and pick up in strength.’
Swell – (i) OK going Weak W-WNW
Wind – Light-Medium S-SW going Strong W-NW
Weather – Bright start, but with cloud and rain pushing through later on
North Coast – 3-4ft (Waist-Chesthigh) going 4-6ft (Chest-Headhigh)
South Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh) going 3ft (Waisthigh)
Tides – 05:52 Low, 11:54 High, 18:22 Low
Wednesday 29th:
‘Strong winds and awful weather! Stormy surf like conditions with only a small raggedy wave at sheltered spots on the North.’
Swell – (i) Weak going OK W-WSW
Wind – Medium-Strong SW going Medium W-SW
Weather – Overcast with heavy rain sweeping across the region
North Coast – 3-5ft (Waist-Shoulderhigh) going 5-6ft (Headhigh)
South Coast – 3-4ft (Waist-Chesthigh)
Tides – 07:05 Low, 13:04 High, 19:38 Low
Thursday 30th:
‘Small clean wave at sheltered spots on the North.’
Swell – (i) OK going Weak W-WSW
Wind – Light-Medium W going Medium W-SW
Weather – Cloudy but dry
North Coast – 4-6ft (Chest-Headhigh) going 3-5ft (Waist-Shoulderhigh)
South Coast – 2-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh)
Tides – 08:16 Low, 14:13 High, 20:49 Low
Friday 1st:
‘Swell will start to pick up throughout the day, but with a brisk Westerly wind not many places will escape the crosshore conditions.’
Swell – (i) Weak W going OK W-WNW
Wind – Medium going Medium-Strong W
Weather – Mixture of cloud, sunshine, and light rain
North Coast – 4ft (Chesthigh) going 5-6ft (Shoulder-Headhigh)
South Coast – 3-4ft (Waist-Chesthigh)
Tides – 09:21 Low, 15:19 High, 21:53 Low
Weekend Summary:
‘Not much (good) surf about this weekend.’
Saturday 2nd:
‘Onshore messy surf.’
Swell – (i) OK W-WNW going W
Wind – Medium W going W-SW
Weather – Cloudy with light rain
North Coast – 4-5ft (Chest-Shoulderhigh) going 3-5ft (Waist-Shoulderigh)
South Coast – 1-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh)
Tides – 10:20 Low, 16:17 High
Sunday 3rd:
‘Winds pick up again but it’ll be blown out choppy onshore conditions.’
Swell – (i) Weak W-WSW
Wind – Medium-Strong W-SW going W
Weather – Cloudy with light rain
North Coast – 3-5ft (Waist-Shoulderhigh) going 4-6ft (Chest-Headhigh)
South Coast – 2-4ft (Waisthigh)
Tides – 04:45 High, 11:13 Low, 17:10 High
Early Next Week:
‘Too early to tell yet. Will update this section on Wednesday. Initial signs are for high pressure to increasingly dominate.’
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