Sunday
Weather
I hope you all made the most of Saturday’s sunshine and beautifully clear air. Sunday will kick off with a fresh force 5 SSE’ly wind, cloudy skies and patchy rain. Through the rest of the day, the wind will pick up to strong force 6-7, and as the air gets milder it will also get murkier… sometimes giving bursts of heavy rain, sometimes light drizzle and mist. By evening time, there will be a risk of hill-fog, so there is a possibility of one or two delays up at the airport towards the end of flying hours. Max daytime temp 10°C, followed by an overnight temp of 11-12°C.
Surf and the Water
The 1-3 foot surf will be super-clean but the wind will make it more appropriate for windsurfing or kitesurfing. Swimmers should either get on it as early as possible (dawn) or wait for high tide, to get some shelter from the seawalls. Low water will be around 5am and 5:30pm. High water will be 7.7m at 11:50am.
Monday to Wednesday
Weather
Winds will be a tad lighter than on Sunday… force 4 SSW’ly through most of Monday and Tuesday, but maybe slipping up to force 5 from time to time, then on Wednesday, as a ridge of high pressure crosses the area, we will start the day with a force 5 NW’ly, relax to a force 3 W’ly by midday, then pick up a force 4 SW’ly by dusk. Monday and Tuesday will be mostly cloudy, with quite a few downpours from time to time. The wettest and windiest moment will probably be on Tuesday night, just before we go into a much drier and sunnier Wednesday. Temperatures will actually be highest on Monday and Tuesday, when the weather is least pleasant… peaking at 11-12°C each day and only falling to about 9°C in the night time. Wednesday, will then have the nicer weather, but the temperature probably won’t exceed 10°C.
Surf and the Water
The surf will remain clean, especially on Tuesday, and it will be much better size-wise too… generally 4-6 feet on Monday and 3-5 feet on Tuesday. Once again, there will be some decent moments for those who surf with a sail or a kite, especially on Tuesday. Low tides will be around dawn and mid-evening. Highs will be 6.9m at 12:50pm Monday, then 6.8m at 2pm Tuesday.
Thursday and Friday
Weather
With the wind blowing SSW’ly again (mainly moderate force 4), the weather will be mostly cloudy much like Monday and Tuesday were. However, the current expectation is for the daytime rainy moments to be few and far between, with the real deluge being concentrated into the hours of darkness on Thursday night. Such details are hard to pin down when they are almost a week away, so keep an eye on the forecast because there are bound to be some minor changes. Daily max temps most probably around 10-11°C, nightly min temps most probably around 9°C.
Surf and the Water
The surf should be clean during most daylight hours, but likely turning messy overnight, which means that the dusk and dawn sessions might also be under threat. Plenty of swell though… likely 3-5 feet Wednesday and Thursday, then 6-8 feet on Friday. Low tides will progress from mid to late morning. High tide will progress from mid-afternoon to soon after dusk.
The next forecast update will be on Saturday or Tuesday or Wednesday…
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