Sunday
Weather
The final transition from this hideous cold to something much more bearable. Indeed, the temperature will rise from around 3-4°C at dawn, to 7-8°C at dusk and then on to 9-10°C by the end of the night. Throughout that time the wind will be rather perky, starting the day as a strong F6 SSE’ly and finishing the night as a moderate F4 SSW’ly. There could be some light rain around breakfast time, but the rest of the morning should be dry and increasingly bright. Cloud will then increase towards dusk and we can expect a fairly lengthy spell of rain during the night.
Surf and the Water
You’re probably getting used to the excellent surfing and windsurfing conditions by now. Well it’s more of the same, super clean 6-8 foot waves on the west coast and equally clean 2-3 footers up north. High water will be about 9.3m at 8:20am (that’s going to be very splash on both the east coast road and the west coast road) and low water will be about 1.2m at 2:40pm.
Monday
Weather
Much like Sunday, we should see the clearance of some rain in the morning, but the afternoon should be dry and bright, this time with a balmy max temp of 11°C. Furthermore, the SSW’ly wind will be a shade lighter than Sunday’s wind, so you might even be tempted to take your jackets off.
Surf and the Water
More clean waves, with the same impressive size and power as on Sunday. The tides a bit later and smaller, with the high-tide splashes only really affecting the west-coast road this time. High water will be about 9.1m at 8:50am and low water will be about 8.4m at 3:10pm.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Weather
After some overnight rain and drizzle, we will go into similarly soggy Tuesday morning, which will then clear to an afternoon of sunshine and isolated showers. The air will be just as mild as on Monday, peaking at 11°C with a very similar wind (a fresh force 5 SW’ly). Wednesday will then be cloudy but mostly dry throughout daylight hours, possibly taking the temperature all the way to 12°C. It’s all a bit of give and take though, because Wednesday’s wind will be stronger than Tuesday’s (this time a strong F6 SSW’ly).
Surf and the Water
Clean waves on both days, especially Wednesday. Not quite as big as the previous days though, roughly 4-5 feet on the west coast, and just 1-2 feet on the north coast if we are lucky. Medium-large tidal range, with highs in the mid-mornings.
Thursday and Friday
Weather
A fresh force 5 WSW’ly wind will bring sunshine and showers through Thursday. St Peter Port, being on the sheltered side, might get up to 11°C but most other areas will only manage a max of 9-10°C. Fear not though, because this isn’t a downward trend, just a very minor blip, with Friday bouncing back to 11 or 12°C, with that familiar combo of hazy sunshine and strong SSW’ly winds.
Surf and the Water
Choppy waves on Thursday, the only choppy day of the week, so maybe a good opportunity to rest those weary limbs. Clean waves will return for Friday though, around 4-5 feet on the west coast, and pretty close to flat on the north. Medium-small tidal range, with highs in the late mornings.
Next Weekend
Weather
Nothing is ever certain at this range, but right now it’s looking like an absolute peach of a weekend, (for February anyway); dry and sunny on both days, with a moderate to fresh S’ly breeze bringing very mild up from way down south. Who knows, we might even go all the way to 13°C.
Surf and the Water
Fantastic clean surf and such a tiny tidal range that the west coast waves should be equally excellent at any time of day. The weather will be great for sea-swimmers too; the sea-temperature took a bit of a hit through the cold-snap (dipping below 8°C) but there is a good chance of recovering by a degree or so by this time.
The next forecast update will be with you on Monday or Tuesday.
Previous Weather Fox ForecastsTide Tables
Swim Conditions
Ormering
Lihou Causeway