The Weekend
Weather
Well Friday was a bit of a chilly anomaly in this generally sunny and warm period. Much more sunshine over the weekend though and therefore a steady rise in temperatures… peaking at around 15°C on Saturday and then 16°C on Sunday. There will be some cloud at times but it generally won’t be the low clumpy grey cloud that we saw coming in from the west on Friday. Rather it will be wispy high cirrus cloud that just turns the sunshine a little hazy at times (and gives beautiful sunrises/sets). If there is any lower cloud than that then it will only be in the mornings, when there might also be a little sea-mist on windward coasts, but if that does occur then it won’t be more than a few daylight hours before the sunshine begins to burn it away. As for the wind… force 2-4 NNW’ly on Saturday, then force 1-3 ENE’ly on Sunday.
Surf and the Water
Tiny choppy surf on Saturday, but then cleaner and slightly larger waves on Sunday… only about knee-high but that will still be nice for longboarders and kiddies. The tides will be high in the late mornings… rough 7m on Saturday and 6.6m on Sunday. The best swim spots will be down south on Saturday and out west on Sunday.
Liberation Day
Weather
Ooh wat a treat! Winds will stay light but importantly they will veer SE’ly, allowing us to import a little French heat, allowing us to hit the magic 20°C for the max temp. As for the weather it’s sunny, sunny, sunny, simple as that. Don’t get burnt though… UV 6, so you will definitely need your hats, cream and all that.
Surf and the Water
The surf will be waist-high and super-clean, with a tiny tide (roughly 6.2m high at 1:03pm) so you ought to be able to find a rideable wave at almost any time of day. Great swimming and paddling conditions too, just about anytime any place, but especially in the north and west around lunchtime.
The Rest of Next Week
Weather
More dry settled weather through Tuesday and Wednesday. The centre of the high pressure system will be very close to home though, giving us a very light and variable breeze, so it’s a little uncertain whether we will carry on importing French heat, or just have to generate our own from the copious sunshine. either way, the temperature should peak around 20°C on both days, maybe slightly over, maybe slightly under. Moving on to Thursday and Friday, there is actually a hint of a few showers wandering across the area on Thursday (but I wouldn’t encourage growers to set their hearts on that, because It’s very uncertain at this range). Then, as we go into Thursday night and through Friday, we will probably establish a moderate WSW’ly wind, which would bring cloudier skies to the islands and take our max temperatures back down to the mid-teens.
Surf and the Water
The surf is set to remain around waist-high on Tuesday, but then increase to head-high on Wednesday and Thursday (perhaps holding at that size into Friday too). The tidal rang will stay nice and small on Tuesday and Wednesday, then increase to medium-sized on Thursday and Friday (lows in the mornings, highs in the afternoons).
The next forecast update will be on Sunday evening…
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