At 6.45 a.m:
Constantine (3*): 2 to 3 feet
Another fabulous morning is brightening our day, that deep blue sky spreading its cheer all along the coast.
The breeze is calm and offshore prettily grooming the two to three feet of smooth and pulsing liquid lines that are gliding into the bay, while the sun shines all warm and hazy.
It’s one of those days when you can just pick your favourite surf spot and head out for a day of sun and surf and relaxation!
#gosurfnow
Harlyn (1*): 1 foot.
There are some one to almost two foot waves crumbling into the bay and it is all beautiful and bright and cheery this morning but the other side is so much better for surf.
The tidal pull is putting a little ruffle on the tiny waves here while over the headland the waves are spilling and peeling and glinting and glistening in the sunshine.
The waves should get a better here with the incoming tide through early afternoon but the main, more exposed surf breaks all the way up and down the coast will be enjoying super clean conditions and much more swell!
Today’s Tide Times:
Low Tide: 10:54 (0.9m) High Tide: 16:49 (7.1m)
Surf Forecast for Saturday 4th June 2016
We should continue to enjoy a foot or two of clean surf in plenty of bright and cheery sunshine!
Good innit!
Surf Conditions for the Weekend
A bright and cheery weekend is waiting for us and with the promise of some small but clean and fun surf too!
Friday should bring some cheer to those patient surfers who have struggled through the last week or two of flatness with a very decent two to three feet of smooth and peeling summer surf.
By Saturday there might just be smaller conditions but still as pretty and attractive as the sun continues to shine down on us.
Drag out the longboards for Sunday, those little waves could just stay big enough to glide across but the weather should still be pleasant as most school children prepare to return after a good half term holiday.
And the surf is looking good for that quieter Monday morning!
Have a great weekend, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing!
SJ’s Surf Forecast for the SW
Forecast last updated at 09:00 Friday 3rd 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 endless Summer… Good bit of swell coming our way on Thursday and Friday – nothing big, but enough to get in and enjoy.’
Sunrise and sunset – 05:15 and 21:25
Twilight starts and ends – 04:30 and 22:05
Midday – 13:15
Length of day – 16:10
Offshore Sea Temp approx – 13.3 C / 56.0 F
Tuesday 31st:
‘Onshore messy windslop – enough for surf schools and learners, or those just wanting to get wet behind the ears in this glourious sunshine.’
Swell – (i) Weak and confused
Wind – Medium going Medium-Strong N-NW
Weather – Lazy hazy Summer day, albeit with a brisk wind
North Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh)
South Coast – Flat
Tides – 07:37 Low, 13:35 High, 20:10 Low
Wednesday 1st June:
‘Similar to Tuesday – onshore and messy but still enough for surf schools and learners.’
Swell – (i) Weak and confused
Wind – Medium N going N-NE
Weather – Cloudy but dry. Maybe the odd sunny spell, and a very slight chance of rain in some parts
North Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh)
South Coast – Flat
Tides – 08:44 Low, 14:42 High, 21:15 Low
Thursday 2nd:
‘Improves as the day goes on – will get good around the high tide mid-late afternoon as the swell increases and the wind lightens and turns offshore. Around waisthigh on the sets expected later on.’
Swell – (i) Faint going Strong WSW
Wind – Light-Medium NE
Weather – Mixture of cloud, sunny spells, and a chance of rain
North Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh) going 2-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh)
South Coast – Flat going 1ft (less than Kneehigh)
Tides – 09:45 Low, 15:41 High
Friday 3rd:
‘Beautiful Spring morning with mostly blue skies, burds singing, and a gentle offshore breeze shaping the surf and holding it up ever so slighlty as it breaks, luuuurrrvvvveeelllyy! Good clean wave – make the most of it by mid afternoon, as it will turn cross-shore and drop off towards the high tide later on.’
Swell – (i) Medium WSW
Wind – Light E going Light-Medium N-NE
Weather – Bright day with plenty of sunny spells.
North Coast – 3ft (Waisthigh) going 2-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh)
South Coast – 1ft (less than Kneehigh) going Flat
Tides – 10:38 Low, 16:34 High
Bank Holiday Weekend Summary:
‘A Summery weekend with good sunny weather and light winds, but little in the way of swell. Plan to do other things than surfing this weekend.’
Saturday 4th:
‘NO ridable waves expected for Saturday – looking too small with a very remote outside chance of something longboardable at best – and even then, that’d be pushing it.’
Swell – (i) Medium going Weak WSW
Wind – Light N-NE going Light-Medium N
Weather – Bright and sunny day with just some cloud. Chance of some showers too.
North Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh) going 1ft (Flat to Kneehigh)
South Coast – Flat
Tides – 05:00 High, 11:28 Low, 17:24 High
Sunday 5th:
‘As flat as it gets. A mirror smooth ocean will greet us under a calm sky with just the sound of faint ripples gently lapping against the shore. Combined with the sun peaking through, and no wind in the morning it will be very peaceful – almost like the sea having a good sleep before an impending storm… The latest shows the new swell coming in slightly earlier, so it may well pick up by late afternoon and evening, although it will be masked by the Spring high tide.’
Swell – (i) Weak and confused
Wind – Light Variable
Weather – Cloudy with the some sunny spells
North Coast – Flat going 1ft
South Coast – Flat
Tides – 05:49 High, 12:15 Low, 18:12 High (Spring tides)
Early Next Week:
‘SURF ALERT! Yes, that’s right. A good swell and light winds expected for Monday through to Thursday next week – could be around waisthigh and clean, perhaps bigger on the sets (Thursday could see a second pulse of swell reaching chest-shouldhigh at it’s peak Thursday mornning).’
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