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SJ’s Surf Forecast
Updated 08:00 Thursday 29th October 2009
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National Surf Forecast
Wales: Building swell though to Sunday however the winds are direct onshores for most spots meaning poor quality messy waves.
East Coast: Small barely ridable wave for Saturday, and Sunday like the rest of the UK is looking like a very stormy/windy day.
Scotland: Good waves with S-SE winds Thursday and Friday. Saturday will be a ‘transition day’ with a smaller swell and S-SW winds, and then Sunday will see strong/stormy winds.
Ireland: Some seriously BIG waves on the way for next week!! Offshore clean waves expected for Thursday and Friday, not so good for this weekend.
English Channel: Not much about for the next day or two, although Sunday will see strong Westerly winds which should bring in some blown out messy waves. Plenty of swell expected for Tuesday onwards next week.
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Surf Forecast for the South-West
You Should Have Been Here Yesterday?
There’s been a few great days of surf mixed up with the odd day of average waves. Good Autumn so far!
The Week Ahead
Make the most of the next day or two, as it’s all change for this weekend onwards.
Sunrise and sunset – 07:10 and 17:00
Twilight starts and ends – 06:35 and 17:35
Sea Temperature – 14.0C / 57.2F
Thursday 29th
Good clean waves for the North.
Swell – (i) OK WSW
Wind – Light-Medium SE going SSE
Weather – Cloudy/Overcast but mostly dry, chance of the odd light shower.
North Coast – 3-4ft
South Coast – 2-3ft
Tides approx – 08:05 (2.5m), 14:02 (5.8m)
Friday 30th
Good waves on the North all day, albeit with increased offshores.
Swell – (i) OK WSW
Wind – Medium SSE going S
Weather – Overcast with light showers.
North Coast – 4ft going 5ft
South Coast – 3-4ft
Tides approx – 08:51 (2.1m), 14:45 (6.1m)
The Weekend
Stormy conditions expected for Sunday, make the most of any shelter you can find on Saturday.
Saturday 31st
Sheltered spots on the North should hold a clean wave.
Swell – (i) Strong WSW
Wind – Light-Medium SW going S-SW
Weather – Overcast but dry.
North Coast – 6ft going 5-6ft
South Coast – 3ft
Tides approx – 09:30 (1.7m), 15:23 (6.5m)
Sunday 1st
Big and blown-out stormy day. Nowhere escapting these strong W/NW winds.
Swell – (i) OK WSW going W-WSW
Wind – Strong W going W-NW
Weather – Overcast with some rain showers.
North Coast – 6-8ft+
South Coast – 6ft
Tides approx – 10:05 (1.3m), 15:59 (6.8m)
The Lemon Next to the Pie
Autumnal week with strong winds, rain most days, and plenty of swell. Sheltered spots will be the only option, and even these are looking like they’ll get big.
Surf Heights
0ft – Flat
1-2ft – Kneehigh
3ft – Waisthigh
4-5ft – Chest-Shoulderhigh
6ft – Headhigh
6-8ft – Overhead
8-10ft – 1.5 x Overhead
12ft – 2 x Overhead
Copyright Shiraz Jiwa (SJ) for the British Surfing Association © 2008-2009
SJ’s Surf Forecast - since 1999…
SJ’s surf forecast now covers both mainland Britain and Ireland, as well as the South-West. He has been forecasting since February 1999, and has been providing the British Surfing Association (BSA’s) forecast since March 2008.
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