At 6.30 a.m:
Constantine (1*): 1 foot.
There is a brisk breeze blowing down from the north this morning and so there’s just a little chilly bite to yet another glorious start to the day.
The surf is a little disappointing with barely a foot of onshore breeze-blown and ruffled little waves weakly washing ashore. There will be some tiny but fun ones to ride if you time it right and have a buoyant board to ride but that is about all that we can hope for again today.
Still, you can’t complain about this fabulous weather!
If you tuck ourself away, out of the breeze it should another scorchio one!
Harlyn (0*): Flat.
It is as flat as you can get again today, the breeze blowing onshore from the north and so adding a bit of sloppiness to that otherwise flat sea surface.
It might be staggeringly beautiful here again today but you’re not going to be able to surf!
Today’s Tide Times:
Low Tide: 20:14 (1.9m) High Tide: 13:42 (6.0m)
Surf Forecast for Wednesday 1st June 2016
We might just see a little more cloud today, although that might end up being more of a haze than that rain filled stuff. We could just be lucky again and duck out of the path of that more overcast stuff!
The wind is forecast to be gusting in from the north, maybe nudging a degree or two to the north east, which would allow the sea to be a little smoother but the surf is unlikely to be all that.
We can only hope for a foot or so of windswept little waves to play in today while we continue to scour the charts and met data in the hope of something better soon!
Surf Conditions for the Start of the Week
A week of calm and settled weather lies ahead, the chance of a really heavy shower or two seemingly unlikely but still a real possibility for moments.
The surf is unlikely to be worth getting excited about for at least another few days and so we will have to make the most of those long stretches of fabulous weather in other ways. We are unlikely to see much more than six inches to a foot of pretty but barely rideable little waves until probably lateish on Thursday.
Friday on the other hand is looking really very promising! A couple to three feet of clean and offshore shaped surf could just peel our way into next weekend!
Until then we will just have to make the most of this fine and dry spell of weather!
Have great week, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing!
SJ’s Surf Forecast for the SW
Forecast last updated at 09:35 Tuesday 31st May 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 August:
‘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 very good around the high tide mid-late afternoon as the swell increases and the wind lightens and turns offshore. Around waisthigh expected later on, although I’ve been conservative in my forecast due to the high tide so it could get even bigger!’
Swell – (i) Faint going Strong WSW
Wind – Medium N-NE going Light-Medium NE
Weather – Mixture of cloud, sunny spells, and a chance of rain
North Coast – 1-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh) going 3ft (Waisthigh)
South Coast – Flat going 1ft (less than Kneehigh)
Tides – 09:45 Low, 15:41 High
Friday 3rd:
‘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-Medium NE going N
Weather – Bright day with plenty of sunny spells, and the outside chance of a rain shower.
North Coast – 3ft (Waisthigh) going 1-3ft (Knee-Waisthigh)
South Coast – 1ft (less than Kneehigh) going Flat
Tides – 10:38 Low, 16:34 High
Bank Holiday Weekend Summary:
‘Early signs are for a Summery weekend with good sunny weather and light winds, but little in the way of swell. Could get a longboardable kneehigh and clean wave. Will update the weekend forecast in full on Wednesday afternoon.’
Saturday 4th:
‘x’
Swell – (i) x
Wind – x
Weather – x
North Coast – x
South Coast – x
Tides – 05:00 High, 11:28 Low, 17:24 High
Sunday 5th:
‘x’
Swell – (i) x
Wind – x
Weather – x
North Coast – x
South Coast – x
Tides – 05:49 High, 12:15 Low, 18:12 High (Spring tides)
Early Next Week:
‘Flat as a pancake. Could start to pick up for Thursday and Friday only with a small but clean and ridable waisthigh wave (cross to off-shore NE winds).’
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