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Vazon Bay Surfers
Vazon Bay Surfers Picture by Peter Franklin
Today
High
13°
Low
7°
50%
F4
Tomorrow
High
14°
Low
9°
15%
F3
Thu, 17 Apr
High
15°
Low
10°
5%
F4
Fri, 18 Apr
High
14°
Low
10°
60%
F5
Sat, 19 Apr
High
14°
Low
10°
50%
F4
Sun, 20 Apr
High
14°
Low
10°
50%
F4
Mon, 21 Apr
High
14°
Low
10°
25%
F4
Morning, Today
High
13°
Some brighter spells at first, otherwise mainly cloudy with chance of showers. A small chance of some mist patches at first.
50%
3
UV
F4
Southeast light F3 increasing moderate F4.
Sunrise 05:21
Afternoon
High
13°
Rather cloudy with blustery showers at times.
70%
3
UV
F6
Southeast moderate F4, soon veering west strong F6 to 7 with gusts to 50mph, perhaps briefly gale F8.
Sunset 19:01
Night
Low
7°
Clear spells and occasional showers, dying out overnight.
70%
F5
West strong F6 to 7, decreasing fresh F5 by midnight, backing southwest F4 by dawn.
Waning Gibbous

Shipping Forecast

General Situation
At 18:00UTC low 994mb, Biscay, expected 993mb Isle of Wight by midday Tuesday, with associated fronts affecting the area at times.

10.9°C
Sea Temperature

Forecast from 00:00UTC Tuesday to 00:00UTC Wednesday.
Wind
Southeast 3 to 4 at first, soon increasing 4 to 5, veering west 6 to 7 from midday, perhaps locally gale 8, decreasing 5 to 6 by midnight.
Sea State
Smooth to slight with a low swell, increasing rather rough to rough Tuesday afternoon.
Weather
Scattered showers, becoming isolated by dusk. Risk of mist patches until mid-morning, mainly near the French coast.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor.
Outlook from 00:00UTC Wednesday to 00:00UTC Thursday.
Wind
West 5 to 6, backing south 3 to 4 by midday.
Sea State
Rather rough, decreasing slight to moderate overnight, then smooth to slight with a low swell by midday.
Weather
Isolated showers.
Visibility
Good, perhaps occasionally moderate.

Understanding the Forecast

The wind speed is given in the Beaufort Scale on an 8 point compass with a variability of +-45°. Terms commonly used in association with the wind and other parts of the forecast include:

Veering - a change of wind in the clockwise sense (up to 180°)
Backing – a change of wind in the anticlockwise sense (up to 180°)
At first – within the first 12 hours
Later – within the latter 12 hours
Occasional/occasionally – lasts less than half the time (location or time specific)
At times – non-persistent (lasts more than half the forecast period)
For a time – a transient state

Waves or sea state is the forecast of the mean of the largest 7% of combined wind and swell waves. Wind waves are locally produced waves; swell waves are produced by distant strong winds. Sea state descriptions equate to the following wave heights:

Description

Height

Smooth

< 0.5m

Slight

0.5 - 1.25m

Moderate

1.25 - 2.5m

Rough

2.5 - 4.0m

Very Rough

4.0 - 6.0m

High

6.0 - 9.0m

Very High

9.0 - 14.0m

Phenomenal

> 14m

Visibility measurements equate to the following distances in nautical miles and kilometers:

Description

Distance N.Mi

Distance Km

Good

> 5 n.mi

> 10 km

Moderate

2 - 5 n.mi

3.7 - 9 km

Poor

0.6 - 2 n.mi

1.0 - 3.7 km

Very Poor

< 0.6 n.mi

< 1000 m

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