Not updated here check my backup site: Swansea surf page Noticeboard This ancient site which was the first website in Wales is getting a bit unreliable these days and may soon be for the chop. I intend to hang in there as long as the site lasts but would reccommend the A1surf.com community chat pages for a good alternative and that is where you will find me if the Swansea pages go off the air without any warning.
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British Isles Surfing Conditions
As a Regular surfing commuter, for more than ten years I have been looking at the weather charts, wave buoys and other information on a daily basis. Using this to form my own opinion as to local surfing prospects. I would strongly advise all surfers to do this. Some years ago I started sharing these opinions with others by posting them up on the Swansea Surf page. I received such a positive
interest that I extended my comments to cover the whole of the British Isles. The main aim was directed at helping the many inland surfers with a wide choice, to decide where to go to surf for the weekend or whether it was worth the effort of making the journey.
Interpreting My comments
The forecasts are largely self explanatory but frequently need to be read as a group to appreciate all the detail. The latest forecast is at the top of the list with earlier ones below. Monday's takes a brief look back to check how right last
week's forecast was. It then gives a review of the broad pattern to be expected for the coming week. Wednesday's looks ahead to the weekend in more detail. Friday's reviews Wednesdays only for changes in the pattern and looks ahead to the following week
Sometimes the weather is stable and predictable other times it can be very variable and unpredictable I also try to indicate if the forecast is unreliable and what the results of likely deviations would be.
Size and Quality
The measurement of waves and surf quality is a vexed question and there is a lot of false Macho attitude "the bigger the better" around. This in my
experience is not true for most people. There are also those who suggest that unless the surf is peeling perfectly and glassy smooth it is no good. Good medium sized surf in my book is usually in the
range of 2-3ft with moderate winds either on, cross or offshore and cleanish faces. In other words the sort of stuff that comes around quite frequently and not just classic days. Small surf is in the 1-2ft region but should be rideable by most (if you can't ride this sort of surf your board is too small!) large surf is in the 4-6ft range and gets scary. If I think that the surf is going to be particularly good I will indicate it clearly for those who only go to the coast for special days
Disclaimers and Help
We all get it wrong sometimes and my own worst critic is very close to me in the form of the Soulmate (my wife!) Even if we don't surf, almost every weekend we try to watch the waves somewhere and this helps me to calibrate my forecasts against observation, but we can only see a limited number of beaches so feedback of what you found on your surfing trips is very valuable. You can give feedback on these pages but the best place give me your feedback to me at he moment is the
Swansea Surf Page Noticeboard
Which I frequent under the pseudonym of "Soul Surfer". Or the "Off the lip" surfing email list. As well as receiving your reports I will also be happy to help with any questions to which I can usefully contribute. There are other
helpful people there too with lots more experience than me. Finally there is only one of me and although I am kitted out to access the web almost anywhere and at any time sometimes work or holidays will prevent me from updating this on time but I will try to warn you of this and make allowances in my forecasts.
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