Friday
Weather
Much like Thursday, we are looking at a cloudy but mostly dry day. Every so often the cloud might be thin enough for sunshine to filter through, but equally it could also thicken up to give a random spit or spot here and there. Winds have generally been light all week, but this is probably going to be the calmest day, with just a mere force 1-2 SE’ly. Max temp 13°C.
Surf and the Water
The 2-3 foot surf will be absolutely clean as a whistle and the swimming conditions will be super-smooth in all areas. High water will be about 8.9m at 6:20am and low water will be at 12:40pm.
The Weekend
Weather
A weekend of two halves. Starting with Saturday… dry and bright with the SE’ly wind almost as light as on Friday. Moving on to Sunday, we will have force 4-5 NNE’ly wind, with occasional showers, which could be on the heavy side (especially around dawn and dusk). The temperature will probably peak at 11°C on both days, but the calmness of Saturday will feel really pleasant and comfortable, as opposed to the rather bitter wind-chill on Sunday.
Surf and the Water
Beautifully clean and shapely 3 foot waves on Saturday. Then no smaller on Sunday, but much much messier I’m afraid. Swimmers will enjoy all parts of the island on Saturday, but the south coast will really be the only pleasant place to take a dip on Sunday. High water will be around dawn-time (roughly 9m). Low water will be around lunchtime.
Next Week
Weather
Monday to Wednesday are looking cold, with a force 4 NE’ly wind for the majority of the time. This should mitigate any ground-frost but it will feel quite bitter at times, with daytime temps struggling to make double figures. Skies will be a mixed bag of cloud and sunshine, and it’s highly likely that showers will develop in the Dover Strait, some of them going on to hit us, whilst others will be destined to miss. Looking ahead to Thursday and Friday, we will probably see the arrival of a deep low pressure system over Northern Britain, which will change our winds to a strong NNW’ly on Thursday and an even stronger WNW’ly on Friday. Nothing too pleasant comes with those winds at this time of year… the temperatures still struggling to make double figures, most likely with hail showers on Thursday, then with longer spells of rain on Friday.
Surf and the Water
The surf will be sloppy and choppy throughout the week, but windsurfers and kite-surfers will be blessed with a few special moments, especially on Thursday and Friday. Medium-large tidal range at the start of the week, dropping off to medium small by the end of the week. Highs in the mornings, lows in the afternoons.
The next forecast update will be on Sunday evening…
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