16/17/18 March, 2012

Looks like swell for the North Coast this weekend. SW winds mean shelter and Mother's Day means I'll only be surfing Friday and Saturday.

So then, who's up for them? Looks good for a trek down towards Hayle Rivermouth for the Friday Dawnie if anyone fancies that as a start. Things could change by then of course.

Cheers

G

Yeah.Sounds good.I could ride Brompton out to Chiverton and meet you there.Tiny dribble today.Yesterday was weak too.Nobody's missing much!

Looks like Sat might be more of a Rivermouth day. Maybe Polzeath or Crantock early on Friday. Porthtowan may be good on Friday early but can't afford that distance twice. Them fuel prices are mental!!!

G

OK then. Early doors tomorrow (Fri) looks to be middling sized (5ft 11sec or so). What do people reckon? Try Hayle Rivermouth on that or do it on Saturday? I need to be down West one of the days as I need to hook up with Gavin from Traditional Surfing Co.

G

You never listen to me(for good reason),but I reckon Sat better for The Mouth.Friday looks chutohanpa(halfbaked) for everywhere.
You could drive to Chivvy tomorrow though,and I could drive us to the break of your choice from there if you want to save petrol and do both days?*
*This is a strictly limited offer,terms and regulations may apply,levels of sanity may go up or down etc

I agree Saturday looks best but I think I need to do Friday on the north. Saturday looks pretty good local to me now and I need to take advantage of that cause I SERIOUSLY need to save some dough!

How about if we look at Rivermouth tomorrow but meet in the usual parking spot at 9 to give the swell a chance to build a bit. XC says the swinds are well SSW. We have Black Cliff and Mexican Towans as options then.

Otherwide the wind looks S enough to be funneled down the valley at PT.

G

Fair enough.I can pick you up at Chiverton Starbucks though,to save you a few pence.Send me a text,as I'm off to celebrate the youngster's birthday!

Looking at the forecast, and given the fact that I'll be hangin' following my impending night shift, i think i'll probably be giving it a miss tomorrow morning. I'll probably try and score a session on saturday instead if anyone's interested. Unless the conditions drastically change, I'll probably be looking at a morning session at Polzy.

Surfmatt wrote:I'll probably be looking at a morning session at Polzy.

Best make that super early to get the soft winds mate. Gotta a fair bit of west and picking up strength. Solid ol' swell too! Nearby northward facing spot might be a better option, or a nearby pointbreak.

G

Interesting plan,Matt.Do the Ambulance Trust provide you with free onboard crack now?

Right. We're meeting as above tomorrow. If you're one of the trillion or so who visit and don't comment, just come. You'll have a laugh.

G

Rivermouth was glassy and super clean!

Shame it was knee high. We ended up checking every spot with a slightly northerly aspect all the way up the coast, eventually stopping at Crantock. They all had swell but a real bumpy, mixed up swell. Don't believe the eyeball reports that say otherwise. Aggie was fairly glassy but dumping with thee dangerous log riders out. Had a few fun ones at Crantock nonetheless. Certainly better than not surfing. In retrospect though, we should've bellyboarded the first spot!

Swell up here looks iffy now. I seem to be getting a cold anyway.

G

PS my new mat rocks!

As a result of the forever changing surf forecast I now have a revised plan. I am going to head over to Harlyn at around 9am. Hopefully there will be enough swell and it shouldn't be too messed up by the 19mph SW's (assuming the forecast holds good)?!If the swell is a bit on the small side to get in there, there's always Trevone as a back-up.

By-The-Way, I surfed Polzy this morning and it was sh*te! But i did get one really nice right-hander.

What size was it? Terrible swell.

G

It was ranging from waist to chest high with the VERY occassional head-high set.

Freaky. Crantock was bigger than that. Jacking up a lot mind.

G

Bugger... Looks like the South Coast swell and winds have opted to save hemselves for Mothers' Day



G

Looking at the Bantham cam. Onshore, utter weak junk. Still over 10 out!

G

Hope you had success today,Matt.I went to Glendurgan and wheelchair-surfed with Dad.Then hardcore stone-skimming after that.All go!
Meanwhile,doesn't crap surf look much better in good light?!

And isn't it any wonder we want a Waitrose in Truro?

piskian wrote:

Now that's a niche product!

I'm pretty ill... All done for surfing this weekend.

G

Harlyn was RAMMED! The surf was quite nice, waist - chest high and clean but evry man and his dog.............. It reminded me why we do dawnies!

Glad to see Tesco are stocking Lady Ass Fudge, I can't remember the last time I had some.

I'm wandering..... can you taste the Welshness?!

Surfmatt wrote:Harlyn was RAMMED!

Always gonna be.



G

Pretty good up here today.

Shoulder high, light offshore, sunny.

Mothers Day.... That's me out then. Have fun them what can.

G