Wednesday
Weather
Incredibly sunny and warm but also pretty annoyingly breezy. That breeze being a moderate force 4 E’ly for the most part, but likely picking up to fresh force 5 in the afternoon. To escape that wind you will need to find a tall garden-wall, or a west-coast sea-wall, or maybe on of the south-coast cliffs, such as at the foot of the Petit Port steps. Temperatures will peak at a very respectable 17°C by day, and then fall to a standard 8-9°C by night.
Surf and the Water
Another day of strong surf, 4 feet and pretty clean (perhaps a little choppier in the afternoon). Maybe some decent windsurfing and kitesurfing conditions in the afternoon too. High tides will be 8.9m around dawn and dusk. Low water will be at lunchtime.
Thursday and Friday
Weather
With sunshine dominating the skies again, the weather will be undeniably gorgeous but, with a subtle wind-shift to an ENE’ly, slightly cooler air will begin to feed into the area. That said, the wind will only be light force 3, so whilst the mercury in our thermometers doesn’t climb so high as on Wednesday, it probably won’t feel any less comfortable. Max temps should be about 15°C by day and then fall to a rather chilly 6-7°C by night.
Surf and the Water
The surf will get smaller but the swimming conditions will get better. Wave heights will be 3-4 feet at the start of Thursday, reducing to 2 feet by Friday. High tides will be around breakfast time and dinner time, varying between 9.3m and 9.6m. Low water will be at lunchtime.
The Weekend
Weather
Albeit still a very light breeze, the direction will be NE’ly, so the airflow won’t be any warmer than the previous days. So, super-sunny is the story, but the temperature will carry on with daily peaks of around 15°C and nightly minima of 6-7°C. The south coast will be the warmest area, but only by a whisker.
Surf and the Water
The surf will be 1-2 feet and semi-clean. Swimming conditions will be good, especially on the south coast. Tides will be at breakfast time (9.7m on Saturday and 9.5m on Sunday. Low tides will be in the mid-afternoons.
Next Week
Weather
A weak weather front on Monday, will bring cloudy skies but probably no rain. The main effect will be that the wind direction changes to NNW’ly, which is probably how it will stay for the rest of the week. That wind bringing mostly dry and sunny conditions, but the vary strength of the wind from day to day, will affect the feels-like temperature, but the actual temperature will never be drastically different from that of the weekend.
Surf and the Water
The surf will be pretty flat in the first half of the week and then a choppy 3-6 feet in the second. On some days the wind might just be strong enough for windsurfing or kitesurfing. On other days, the lighter winds will favour sea-swimming as an activity. High tides will initially be in the mornings, but by the end of the week they will be at lunchtime, gradually reducing in height from 9m on Monday to 6.6m by Friday.
The next forecast update will be most likely be on Friday evening…
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