At 6.45 a.m:
Constantine (3*): 4 to 5 feet.
A bright and cheery dawn is spreading its early morning shadows across the bay as that big, fat sun heaves itself over the horizon in a blaze of reds and golds.
But it’s chilly out there, the chill of an almost offshore breeze blowing in the early morning.
There’s four to five feet of grinding surf pushing into the bays, a little warped and raggedy at the moment with the breeze not quite settled. But the forecasts are showing that the breeze will eventually settle to the south east, offshore along this coastline and that will smooth those thick waves and help turn them into something better.
So, it is looking promising to be a surf filled and sunshiny day all day!
Good luck to all the guys up the coast at Croyde Bay for the British Championships!
Conditions should be great, so drop by for a look-see if you’re around that area! #goRhysgo!
Harlan (3*): 2 to 3 feet.
A couple to three feet of hollow little waves are snapping ashore a couple of hours ahead of low tide.
Right now the waves are breaking just a little erratically with a peak here and a shutdown there but the breeze should settle more offshore while the swell steadies itself on the incoming tide through the morning.
So, it’s all looking great for another action packed surfing Sunday at Harlyn!
Today’s Tide Times:
Low Tide: 09:31 (1.3m) High Tide: 15:25 (7.3m)
Surf Forecast for Monday 26th October 2015
The wind is likely to stay offshore, the swell, although a little smaller through the main part of the day, is set to build solidly later and the sun looks as though it’s going to light the whole coast, at least for a while.
So, three feet of offshore swell with plenty of autumn sunshine?
That will do nicely!
Surf Conditions for the Start of the Week
It looks as though we could be in for a wave drenched week!
Sunday is looking super promising with the south easterly (offshore) winds forecast for the day while that swell continues to steadily push onto our favoured surf breaks.
And then next week is looking promising too!
SJ (the original online surf forecaster) is getting excited, leaving this comment on Saturday’s surf report; ‘That’s the lemon next to the pie. This Tuesday 27th October 2015 is shaping up to be even bigger (with strong Southerly winds). Low tide will be around 10:50 (spring tides) on that day’.
And that’s going to be the way of it well into the week; a solid, pumping swell getting into the big range through Tuesday, the winds staying offshore, south easterly and the weather being reasonably kind. Yep, it looks like a great week ahead to be a surfer around these parts!
Have a great week, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing!
SJ’s Surf Forecast for the SW
Forecast last updated at 00:10 Monday 26th October 2015
[Don’t forget to look at this forecast the day before you go beach for the latest, as things can often change!]
The Last 9 years…:
‘It’s been 9 years since this forecast stopped being broadcast regularly online, on BBC Radio, and on TV, and for the British Surfing Association. I went on my travels for six months from October 2006 to March 2007. A1Surf.com was put up for sale sold which Friday-Ad bought in the Summer of 2007, and I was officially on ‘gardening leave’ for a ‘while’. The recession hit in September 2007, and the industry changed, the British Surfing Association went, and has now been replaced by surfinggb.com The great guys at magicseaweed.com including Ben Freeston took up the mantle and pushed the boundaries and limits of free surfing information on the web even further and for many they became the one stop place for surfing online – having recently been bought out by an international company. So now is time to bring a little something back to British surfing… As for me, I have grown a little older and wiser, met a great lady in my wife where we work on her social enterprise helping vulnerable adults and we have an amazing young daughter – happy days :)’
In this time of need and recession, please support your local surf shops and surfers such as:
Des at http://www.constantinesurf.com (Constantine)
Dave at http://www.bodyboardhq.co.uk (Portreath)
Tony (surf photography) at http://www.tonyplant.co.uk (Newquay)
Steve at http://www.croyde-surf-hire.co.uk (Croyde)
Dig at http://www.baysurfshop.co.uk (Woolacombe)
The near future / news:
‘He waits; that’s what he does.
And I tell you what: tick followed tock followed tick followed tock.
Watch this space – might or might not happen…’
The Rest Of The Week:
‘Last few days have been OK – especially Friday. Check out Des’s reports at constantinesurf.com – Half-term week delivers surf in bucket-loads this week.’
Sunrise and sunset – 07:05 and 17:05
Twilight starts and ends – 06:30 and 17:35
Midday – 12:03
Length of day – 10:00
Offshore Sea Temp approx – 15 C / 59 F
Monday 26th:
‘Strong off-shores with a jump in size later in the day when the beginnings of a new swell hits. Seek shelter away from these winds, especially those that work at a high tide when you’re likely to get most shelter. Might be a busy day for the life-guards and the RNLI as people may get caught out when sneaker sets start to hit later on.’
Swell direction approx – (i) medium W-WNW going very-strong W-WSW
Wind direction approx – strong SSE-SE going SSE
Weather outlook – mixture of overcast conditions giving way to some rain showers and the odd sunny spell
North Coast approx – 3ft (Waist-high) going 6-10ft (head-high to well-overhead)
South Coast approx – blown-out
Tides – 10:05 Low, 16:01 High
Tuesday 27th:
‘STONKING! Take care out there.’
Swell direction approx – (i) very-strong WSW
Wind direction approx – light to medium S
Weather outlook – overcast with heavy showers, possibly drying out in the afternoon
North Coast approx – 12ft (double over-head) going 6-8ft (over-head)
South Coast approx – 4-6ft (chest to head-high) going 3ft (waist-high)
Tides – 10:51 Low, 16:46 High (spring tides)
Wednesday 28th:
‘A drop in size, and the cross-shores on the North will dictate shelter.’
Swell direction approx – (i) medium SW
Wind direction approx – medium S going S-SW
Weather outlook – brighter day, mostly dry, with some sunshine and the odd light shower
North Coast approx – 5-6ft (shoulder to head-high)
South Coast approx – 3-4ft (waist to chest-high)
Tides – 11:33 Low, 17:31 High (spring tides)
Thursday 29th:
‘Too far away to tell accurately, but the swell will still be there, it’ll just weaken during the day.’
Swell direction approx – (i) medium SW going weak WSW
Wind direction approx – changeable (!)
Weather outlook – overcast but dry
North Coast approx – 5-6ft (shoulder to head-high)
South Coast approx – 3ft (waist-high)
Tides – 12:18 Low (spring tide)
Friday 30th:
‘Early days – should be swell but the fine detail on size and wind direction will become clearer a couple of days before.’
Swell direction approx – (i) strong going medium W
Wind direction approx – changeable (!)
Weather outlook – overcast and rainy in the morning,with the rain dying our in the afternoon
North Coast approx – 6ft (headhigh) going 3-4ft (waist to chest-high)
South Coast approx – 1-3ft (knee to waist-high) going (1-2 ft / knee-high)
Tides – 06:36 Low, 13:03 High
Weekend Summary:
‘Too early to tell yet. Initial signs are for plenty of waves but you’d need to wait until mid-week to have an idea what the wind etc will be doing’
Saturday 31st (Halloween):
‘x’
Swell direction approx – (i) x
Wind direction approx – x
Weather outlook – x
North Coast approx – x
South Coast approx – x
Tides – 07:20 High, 13:48 Low
Sunday 1st November:
‘x’
Swell direction approx – (i) x
Wind direction approx – x
Weather outlook – x
North Coast approx – x
South Coast approx – x
Tides – 08:04 High, 14:34 Low
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