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Postby Dec » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:10 pm

So in England, what's the chance of getting a decent ish sized wave and some light winds? Is it a bit of a fluke if it happens, or is there always somewhere?
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Postby Chris369 » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:22 pm

pobbles wrote:
drowningbitbybit wrote:
...so I dont quite understand where MSW is getting its 4* rating from :?
That's wrong enough that I think they may have a glitch in their system (over and above the normal ones) :roll:

I cant see any 11s period swell, thats for sure :roll:

Hopefully Im wrong, or more to the point the charts change, as I plan to be surfing this weekend too!! :lol:


Could someone explain to me what it is I am supposed to look for in weather charts...lows... highs?? I have no idea!

Either that or point me in the direction of a site which explains it in words of 1 or 2 syllables lol

thanking you kindly :D


Yeah I'd like to know too :)
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Postby Sillysausage » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:27 pm

Dec wrote:So in England, what's the chance of getting a decent ish sized wave and some light winds? Is it a bit of a fluke if it happens, or is there always somewhere?


i live in wales, but only sometimes do we get perfect swell with low winds, but there are plenty of sheltered spots if you search. but when perfect swell and no wind comes in every man and their dog will be out.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:15 pm

Chris369 wrote:
Could someone explain to me what it is I am supposed to look for in weather charts...lows... highs?? I have no idea!

Either that or point me in the direction of a site which explains it in words of 1 or 2 syllables lol

thanking you kindly :D


Yeah I'd like to know too :)


Start here ( or here -> https://surfing-waves.com/waves/make_waves.htm SP.)

In its very simplest form (from a UK Devon/Cornwall/South wales perspective):

You want a deep depression (lots of isobars) in the middle of the atlantic. this creates waves and sends them towards us, but the distance means the waves have time to clean up and the winds arent right on top of us.

ideally as well as this low out in the atlantic, you'd want a high pressure (very few isobars) over the UK so there is little wind at the break. Remember that wind more or less follows the isobars in an anti-clockwise direction (clockwise in the southern hemisphere) and the more isobars, the more wind.

Thats the basics, and after that its knowing swell direction, local knowledge, tides etc etc and a hundred minor details.
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Postby northswell » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:34 pm

^^^^^^^^^

Aslong as your not on the East Coast. There are other places to surf in the UK.

Deep depression off the Scandinavian coastline does it for us.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:00 pm

northswell wrote:^^^^^^^^^

Aslong as your not on the East Coast. There are other places to surf in the UK.

Deep depression off the Scandinavian coastline does it for us.


Sorry, yeah, was being all west/south coast biased there :oops:
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Postby northswell » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:14 pm

I shouldn't say anything really, keep the myth that there only be surf in the SW.

East Coast is rubbish and never works. Not worth learning to surf there. Cold horrid.
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Postby Stone Fox » Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:31 am

Dammit! I was getting really excited then. :(

It's sorted itself out now, but msw was saying something like 4ft at 11secs for k-bay originally!
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:39 am

Hmmm, I knew MSW was over-egging how good this weekend would be.... but its gone from 'not as good as MSW is saying' to 'really nothing special, but at least a wave' and now its edging towards 'truly disgusting' :( :roll:

Looking like a good session to be had late saturday... but its not going to last long, and the weather will be foul.

Undecided about whether or not to travel :?
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Postby pobbles » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:00 am

drowningbitbybit wrote:
Thats the basics, and after that its knowing swell direction, local knowledge, tides etc etc and a hundred minor details.


Thankyou so much...you are now my new hero!

.... I'm easily pleased! lol

thanks :D
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Postby northswell » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:01 am

3-4ft clean up here, on it later 8)
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Postby Stone Fox » Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:12 pm

drowningbitbybit wrote:Hmmm, I knew MSW was over-egging how good this weekend would be.... but its gone from 'not as good as MSW is saying' to 'really nothing special, but at least a wave' and now its edging towards 'truly disgusting' :( :roll:

Looking like a good session to be had late saturday... but its not going to last long, and the weather will be foul.

Undecided about whether or not to travel :?


Where where you thinking of going? South coast or out west?
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Postby PapaW » Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:10 pm

S.coast here gonna be pumping all weekend ... again.... :D
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Postby southwestsurfer » Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:58 pm

PapaW wrote:S.coast here gonna be pumping all weekend ... again.... :D


excluding bantham :roll:
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Postby badger101 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:28 pm

Today was pretty lame on the south coast.
Really unsure whether to give Bude a go on Monday. Looks like it may be blown out.
Anyone heading up that way?
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Postby essex sucks » Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:35 pm

northswell wrote:3-4ft clean up here, on it later 8)


yeah i missed it i had noo board just sat there at the pub on the beach where i was drinking my sorrys away
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Postby northswell » Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:42 pm

I missed it too, feckin van broke down en route :cry:


There's always tomorrow or thurs if the wind behaves.
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Postby essex sucks » Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:49 pm

haha i wish i am back at home now
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Postby Phil » Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:01 am

Dec wrote:So in England, what's the chance of getting a decent ish sized wave and some light winds? Is it a bit of a fluke if it happens, or is there always somewhere?


you mean like this?

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Postby Chris369 » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:50 am

Nice. Where is that?
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