West Cornwall - Big Swell on both coasts

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Graham Easterling

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Mar 14, 2023, 10:13:35 AM3/14/23
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Lovely sunny periods after another windy night. Maximum temperature (so far) 10.6C

Big swell, but very different on the 2 coasts.

Very rough sea conditions at NW facing Sennen 9:30, the overnight cloud just clearing.
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Around 11:00 I was on the south coast at Praa Sands, where the swell was clean, spindrift in the offshore wind.

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Very peaky conditions, implying 2 swell interference with a similar period. Just checked, and that was indeed the case (10' 13 secs &  5' 12 secs at the time the photo was taken) Different swell direction would add to the peakiness. 2023-03-14 14_09_39-Capture.png

Graham
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