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 British Isles Surf Prospects 23 Apr - 3 May 2012
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 Posted by SoulSurfer on Mon 23rd Apr, 2012 09:21 |
| Surf Forecast Region: UK | Visited 390 times |
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The weather quietens down at the weekend but then???
Cool wet windy and wavy weather will continue for the next until the weekend with very little letup and a strong tendency to a cyclonic wind pattern. That is, west to north west winds in the south west of England and south easterly winds in the north east of Scotland fed by northerly winds to the north west of the British Isles. The end of the month will see quieter but still cool weather but a new low could be poised to strike early next week but things look rater uncertain at the moment. |
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SOUTH WEST AND WALES (and south western Ireland).
A small local low has cleaned up the north coast waves this morning with offshore winds but they are still rather short period and unpredictable. Generally messy and wind blown north westerly medium sized waves fading small at the weekend
EAST COAST (Thurso area, use this and Far NW ).
Some small north to north easterly swell around a bit erratic dependant on winds and timing
FAR NORTH WEST OF SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.
Messy and stormy and generally northerly as the lows come in but smaller with lighter winds than further south. wind waves mostly from several directions.
CHANNEL COAST (east of Start Point).
Small to medium local windwaves only.
Activities and Comments.
We have a big novices bowls competition this weekend.
The measurement of waves and surf quality is a vexed question and there is a lot of false Macho attitude "the bigger the better" around. This in my experience is not true for most people. There are also those who suggest that unless the surf is peeling perfectly and glassy smooth it is no good. Good medium sized surf in my book is usually in the range of 2-3ft with moderate winds either on, cross or offshore and cleanish faces. In other words the sort of stuff that comes around quite frequently and not just classic days. Small surf is in the 1-2ft region but should be rideable by most (if you can't ride this sort of surf your board is too small!) large surf is in the 4-6ft range and gets scary. If I think that the surf is going to be particularly good I will indicate it clearly for those who only go to the coast for special days.
You are welcome to ask a question or add a comment below. I will try to answer it by the time I post my next report and I will leave the answer up for a few days. |
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