Monday
Weather
A similar day to Sunday, with grey skies, perhaps some mist or hill fog, as well as occasional light rain or drizzle. The wind will be a light force 3 S’ly and the temperature a steady 10°C.
Surf and the Water
Clean 2 foot surf all day, maybe with a 3 footer or two towards dusk. Good swimming conditions, mainly on the north and west coasts. High water will be around 7am and 7pm (8.7m and 8.5m respectively). Low water will be around 1:15pm.
Tuesday
Weather
Brighter skies but much stronger winds (force 5-6, perhaps occasionally 7), meaning that Tuesday’s 11°C perhaps won’t feel quite as mild as Monday’s 10°C. Sheltered spots such as Pleinmont will feel very pleasant indeed though. Most of the day will be nice and dry, but rain will be approaching slowly from the west, most likely kicking off around 5 or 6pm, but possibly arriving a couple of hours before then. Once here, it will probably hang around until 10 or 11pm, resulting in a total accumulation of 5-10mm.
Surf and the Water
Clean 5 to 6 foot surf, but quite a difficult wind to paddle against. Fantastic for windsurfing and kitesurfing though. Swimming conditions, not so great, except perhaps for a dawny at Pembroke. High water will be around 7:30am and 7:50pm (8.9m and 8.7m respectively). Low water will be around 2pm.
Wednesday
Weather
Pretty much as windy as Tuesday, but this time the rain will be more showery, and it will fall more in the daytime than the night time. Temperatures holding steady around 11°C, meaning once again that the dry time will feel very pleasant in sheltered places, even though there won’t be as much brightness as on Tuesday.
Surf and the Water
Clean 5 to 6 foot surf again, not quite such a difficult wind to paddle against but still great for windsurfing and kitesurfing. Swimming conditions will again be best around dawn up at Pembroke/L’Ancresse. High water will be around 8am and 8:30pm (9.1m and 8.9m respectively). Low water will be around 2:30pm.
Thursday and Friday
Weather
SW’ly winds (probably force 4-5) will bring sunshine and showers through daylight hours, and perhaps a longer spell of quite heavy rain during Thursday night time. Daily maxima… 10°C and 9°C respectively. Nightly minima… 8°C and 7°C respectively. Town always feeling most sheltered and pleasant.
Surf and the Water
A very powerful 10-12 foot swell, making the north coast the best choice of places to go surfing, and the east coast the best place to consider swimming. Tides will be high around 8:40am Thursday and 9:15am Friday (9.1m and 8.9m respectively). Low tides will be in the late afternoons.
The Weekend
Weather
It looks as though winds will back SE’ly and gradually decrease, showers die out and sunshine emerge. Sounds lovely, and hopefully it will be, but at this range there is plenty of opportunity for the forecast to change, so be sure to keep an eye on the updates.
Surf and the Water
An even bigger and more powerful swell, not only making the north coast the best choice of places to go surfing but potentially making this a weekend that will be remembered by surfers for many years to come. Tides will be high around 9:50am Saturday and 10:30am Sunay (8.7m and 8.4m respectively). Low tides will be around dusk.
The next forecast update will be on Wednesday morning…
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