Monday
Weather
With a max of 14-15°C, this will be the warmest day of the week… The sunniest skies coinciding with the lightest winds in the late afternoon. Those winds will come from a SE’ly direction, just like on Sunday, starting the day at fresh force 5 the gradually easing to light force 3, so not only great if you’re of all day, but also if you’re finishing work at the usual time. Overnight, there are expected to be some thundery showers in the area, very uncertain if they will move over the islands or just pass by in the distance, but worth keeping an eye on the horizon and maybe on a ‘lightning maps’ website.
Surf and the Water.
There should be pretty decent surf every day this week, so plenty more opportunities if this day doesn’t suit your taste. This day will have some of the largest waves (4 feet) and a lovely offshore wind… fresh force 5 in the morning, gradually dropping off to light force 3 by evening. Swimming conditions will be best in the north and west, either in the evening when the wind is lightest or in the mid-afternoon when the tide is highest (6.5m at 3:45pm).
Tuesday
Weather
The threat of showers will continue through Tuesday morning and afternoon, possibly still thundery, but once again they will be quite sparsely scattered, so there’s likely to be lots more dry time and probably the odd sunny spell. Winds will only be light force 3 S’ly, so the 13°C max temp should feel reasonable comfortable. During the evening and night the sky will be mostly clear, so the temperature will be about 3 degrees cooler than the previous night (min temp 7-8°C) but there still won’t be any threat of ground-frost.
Surf and the Water
Super-clean 3 surf. Great conditions for swimming and paddle-boarding too, especially in the west and the north. The tides still small but getting slightly larger, with a low of 3.6m at 10:36am and a high of 7.1m at 4:51pm.
Wednesday to Good Friday
Weather
High pressure will be centred over the Channel through these three days, meaning that winds will be very light and variable in direction. It is also likely to stay dry, but there will be some pretty murky air trapped at the surface, so mist and fog patches will feature from time to time, most likely on Thursday, but possibly also late Wednesday and early Friday. Temperatures will generally peak around 13°C each day, but there is a chance of slightly more if the sun manages to break through for a few hours of an afternoon.
Surf and the Water
The surf won’t be quite as clean as on Monday and Tuesday but it will still be fun and easy for kids on their Easter break… likely dropping to 2 feet through Wednesday, staying that size through Thursday, then picking up to 4 feet by the end of Good Friday. Swimming should be great every day, with medium-large high tides during the evenings, it could be particularly fun in the Bordeaux area.
Easter Weekend
Weather
The high pressure system will shift northwards, putting a drier cleaner NE’ly flow over the area. Skies will be a mixed bag of cloud and sunshine, daily max temps should be around 14°C, maybe 15°C for BH Monday. For the warmest conditions, the south-coast beaches will be your best bet. Furthermore, it will be low spring tides around lunchtime, so there will be loads of lovely dry sand down there.
Surf and the Water
Cleanish west-coast surf every day, making for some pretty great Easter conditions… 5-foot waves on Saturday gradually easing to 3 feet on Monday. Likely best along the south coast for sea swimmers. The tidal movements will be large though, so be careful for strong currents. Those tides will be high shortly before dawn and then again around dinnertime… roughly 9.1m on Saturday, picking up to about 9.6m on Sunday and Monday.
The next forecast update will be on Tuesday or Wednesday…
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