At6.45 a.m:
Constantine (2*): 3 to 4 feet.
It’s a little brighter this morning, still damp from last night’s rain but presently dry and mild and peaceful.
The sky is still grey though with a few brighter and bluer bits streaking here and there but still with that threat of some dampness not too far away.
And the surf is rolling in with three to four feet of lumpy, grey waves thumping the Reef and pushing onto the sand.
The breeze is from the west south west, onshore but only very light so far.
The tide is on its way in and so the surf should improve as the day goes on – if the wind stays calm that is!
Harlyn (1*): 0 to 1 foot
Tiny but glassy and pretty little waves are snapping onto the sand this morning, a foot or so of crystal walled wavelets sparkling on the sand.
We might see a small increase in size as the tide pushes in but it is unlikely that it will get much bigger than a foot or maybe two later.
Still, with the wind forecast to blow from the west and south west, it could be worth keeping an eye on it!
Today’s Tide Times:
Low Tide: 18:58 (2.5m) High Tide: 12:37 (5.7m)
Surf Forecast for Tuesday 14th June 2016
A four foot swell with a fresh and freshening westerly wind is expected today, a typical set-up for Harlyn!
And so I guess that we can look forward to a couple of feet of snappy little shutdowns over there to test us through today!
It should be bright enough as well!
Surf Conditions for the Start of the Week
A more mixed start to the week should produce some bigger waves than we have seen for a little while with three to four feet of lightly onshore blown swell rolling along the coast through Monday. By Monday evening we could be seeing some Harlyn action as the wind pushes as much as two to three feet of swell all the way around the headland.
The wind is likely to have settled to a more westerly blow by then, sideshore at Harlyn but still allowing some fun waves to keep their shape.
And that’s likely to be the way of it through the start of the week, three to four feet of swell rolling in, being pushed and pulled by steady westerly winds, those winds veering back and forth from south westerly (Yay!) to north westerly (Booo!), before settling to a more direct (and chillier!) northerly direction.
So, this week promises a bit of a change to more breezy and damp and chillier weather with mixed up and sloppier surf conditions to play in!
Have a great week, wherever you are and whatever you are doing!
SJ’s Surf Forecast for the SW
Forecast last updated at 08:55 Monday 13th 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:
‘Meh! The sun and good surf has gone away, and it’s time now for a wet and windy day/week. Plenty of swell for most of the week, but with mostly onshore conditions for the North, and too small for the south to really work.’
Sunrise and sunset – 05:10 and 21:30
Twilight starts and ends – 04:25 and 22:15
Midday – 13:20
Length of day – 16:20
Offshore Sea Temp approx – 14.5C / 58F
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Monday 13th:
‘Could be OK if you get on it early! The winds will soon increase in strength and swing onshore though.’
Swell – (i) OK W-WSW going Weak W
Wind – Light-Medium SW going Medium W
Weather – Cloudy/overcast but mostly dry
North Coast – 4-5ft (Chest-Shoulderhigh) going 5-6ft (Shoulder-Headhigh)
South Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh)
Tides – 06:32 Low, 12:31 High, 18:57 Low (Neap tides)
Tuesday 14th:
‘Winds are too strong and onshore today – creating messy onshore lumpy surf with no underlying quality to the swell anyway.’
Swell – (i) Weak W
Wind – Medium W
Weather – Overcast with light rain showers
North Coast – 6ft (Headhigh) going 4-5ft (Chest-Shoulderhigh)
South Coast – 1-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh) going 1-2ft (Kneehigh)
Tides – 07:40 Low, 13:38 High, 20:04 Low
Wednesday 15th:
‘Onshore to the North, but a longer period swell will push through, making for an onshore for ‘chunky’ wave later on.’
Swell – (i) OK going Strong W
Wind – Light-Medium W going NW
Weather – Overcast with heavy rain showers
North Coast – 4-5ft (Chest-Shoulderhigh) going 6ft (Headhigh)
South Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh)
Tides – 08:42 Low, 14:40 High, 21:05 Low
Thursday 16th:
‘Onshore for the North, however the south may have a small but clean wave in the morning if you know where to look there!’
Swell – (i) OK W
Wind – Light-Medium going Medium N
Weather – Mixture of cloud, sunshine,and rain
North Coast – 6ft (Headhigh) going 3ft (Waisthigh)
South Coast – 1-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh) going 1ft (Flat)
Tides – 09:35 Low, 15:31 High, 21:55 Low
Friday 17th:
‘A return to smallness – onshore slop on the North, and the south will be almost flat.’
Swell – (i) OK going Weak W-WNW
Wind – Medium N
Weather – Cloudy and dry,with plenty of sunny spells
North Coast – 2-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh) going 2ft (Kneehigh)
South Coast – 1ft (Flat)
Tides – 10:20 Low, 16:16 High
Weekend Summary:
‘Early days – but charts show nothing much about.’
Saturday 18th:
‘Small onshore messy slop.’
Swell – (i) Weak WNW
Wind – Light-Medium N going NW
Weather – Overcast but dry
North Coast – 1-2ft (Kneehigh)
South Coast – 0ft (Flat)
Tides – 04:34 High, 11:00 Low, 16:56 High
Sunday 19th:
‘A building swell, but accompanies by onshores – creating messy onshore surf.’
Swell – (i) Faint going OK W-WNW
Wind – Medium WSW
Weather – Overcast with a chance of light rain
North Coast – 2ft (Kneehigh) going 4ft (Chesthigh)
South Coast – 1ft (Flat) going 1-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh)
Tides – 05:13 High, 11:37 Low, 17:33 High
Early Next Week:
‘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