A big swell, strong wind, and for the 1st time this winter (well it certainly feels like winter still) the sea's coming straight into Penzance.

I was quite surprised just how much water was coming over the prom, not just bucketloads of spray, but the road is completely awash, and it's pouring over the walls into the Jubilee Pool. Just as well the tides are small and the small period means it's not particularly powerful. Very spectacular though, far worse here than in the easterly that affected the east coast of the Lizard & Dawlish during the beast from the east. (Apparently a sequel on the way). I will be very surprised if there hasn't been some flooding of properties.

Meanwhile, on the north coast surfing beaches, with the wind offshore, some good, clean surfing conditions, for the very hardy.
https://magicseaweed.com/Live-Sennen-Webcam/65/

Graham
Penzance. - Wet all day

On 14/03/2018 16:36, Graham Easterling wrote:
A big swell, strong wind, and for the 1st time this winter (well it certainly feels like winter still) the sea's coming straight into Penzance.

I was quite surprised just how much water was coming over the prom, not just bucketloads of spray, but the road is completely awash, and it's pouring over the walls into the Jubilee Pool. Just as well the tides are small and the small period means it's not particularly powerful. Very spectacular though, far worse here than in the easterly that affected the east coast of the Lizard & Dawlish during the beast from the east. (Apparently a sequel on the way). I will be very surprised if there hasn't been some flooding of properties.

Meanwhile, on the north coast surfing beaches, with the wind offshore, some good, clean surfing conditions, for the very hardy.
https://magicseaweed.com/Live-Sennen-Webcam/65/

Graham
Penzance. - Wet all day



Hi Graham

Hope you and your family are all well?

Yes the return of the strong to gale easterlies setting in Sunday and
that will be coupled with Spring tides.

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On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 10:32:53 AM UTC, woldsweather wrote:
On 14/03/2018 16:36, Graham Easterling wrote:
A big swell, strong wind, and for the 1st time this winter (well it certainly feels like winter still) the sea's coming straight into Penzance.

I was quite surprised just how much water was coming over the prom, not just bucketloads of spray, but the road is completely awash, and it's pouring over the walls into the Jubilee Pool. Just as well the tides are small and the small period means it's not particularly powerful. Very spectacular though, far worse here than in the easterly that affected the east coast of the Lizard & Dawlish during the beast from the east. (Apparently a sequel on the way). I will be very surprised if there hasn't been some flooding of properties.

Meanwhile, on the north coast surfing beaches, with the wind offshore, some good, clean surfing conditions, for the very hardy.
https://magicseaweed.com/Live-Sennen-Webcam/65/

Graham
Penzance. - Wet all day



Hi Graham

Hope you and your family are all well?

Yes the return of the strong to gale easterlies setting in Sunday and
that will be coupled with Spring tides.

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Hi Trevor,

Good to see you're still glancing at USW! Also good to see the sunshine this morning.

Penzance is generally OK in an easterly, unless it's combined with a big swell from the south, thanks to the Lizard. The east side of the Lizard & Dawlish may take a battering, it really depends if the wind is ENE (OK) or ESE (not OK!). The line at Dawlish was damaged on 1st March. https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon...s-over-1289686 Also the places exposed to the east had huge amounts of sand removed 28/2 & 01/3, so it makes them rather more vulnerable.

I'm not sure how often you glance at USW these days, but you might be interested in http://www.turnstone-cottage.co.uk/Snow280218010318.pdf I know it's all routine to you northerners, but it's more than a slight novelty here!

All the best
Graham

On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 11:04:23 AM UTC, Graham Easterling wrote:
On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 10:32:53 AM UTC, woldsweather wrote:
On 14/03/2018 16:36, Graham Easterling wrote:
A big swell, strong wind, and for the 1st time this winter (well it certainly feels like winter still) the sea's coming straight into Penzance.

I was quite surprised just how much water was coming over the prom, not just bucketloads of spray, but the road is completely awash, and it's pouring over the walls into the Jubilee Pool. Just as well the tides are small and the small period means it's not particularly powerful. Very spectacular though, far worse here than in the easterly that affected the east coast of the Lizard & Dawlish during the beast from the east. (Apparently a sequel on the way). I will be very surprised if there hasn't been some flooding of properties.

Meanwhile, on the north coast surfing beaches, with the wind offshore, some good, clean surfing conditions, for the very hardy.
https://magicseaweed.com/Live-Sennen-Webcam/65/

Graham
Penzance. - Wet all day



Hi Graham

Hope you and your family are all well?

Yes the return of the strong to gale easterlies setting in Sunday and
that will be coupled with Spring tides.

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Hi Trevor,

Good to see you're still glancing at USW! Also good to see the sunshine this morning.

Penzance is generally OK in an easterly, unless it's combined with a big swell from the south, thanks to the Lizard. The east side of the Lizard & Dawlish may take a battering, it really depends if the wind is ENE (OK) or ESE (not OK!). The line at Dawlish was damaged on 1st March. https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon...s-over-1289686 Also the places exposed to the east had huge amounts of sand removed 28/2 & 01/3, so it makes them rather more vulnerable.

I'm not sure how often you glance at USW these days, but you might be interested in http://www.turnstone-cottage.co.uk/Snow280218010318.pdf I know it's all routine to you northerners, but it's more than a slight novelty here!

All the best
Graham

Not forgetting the A379 road a Slapton Ley, Devon. Undermined and collapsed 28 Feb/ 1 March.
Might be destroyed altogether this time Sat/Sun with strong easterlies and Spring tide. SE worse but even NE is no joke.

Have a look at this amateur video.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon...rfront-1297684

Len

On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 3:20:26 PM UTC, Len Wood wrote:
On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 11:04:23 AM UTC, Graham Easterling wrote:
On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 10:32:53 AM UTC, woldsweather wrote:
On 14/03/2018 16:36, Graham Easterling wrote:
A big swell, strong wind, and for the 1st time this winter (well it certainly feels like winter still) the sea's coming straight into Penzance..

I was quite surprised just how much water was coming over the prom, not just bucketloads of spray, but the road is completely awash, and it's pouring over the walls into the Jubilee Pool. Just as well the tides are small and the small period means it's not particularly powerful. Very spectacular though, far worse here than in the easterly that affected the east coast of the Lizard & Dawlish during the beast from the east. (Apparently a sequel on the way). I will be very surprised if there hasn't been some flooding of properties.

Meanwhile, on the north coast surfing beaches, with the wind offshore, some good, clean surfing conditions, for the very hardy.
https://magicseaweed.com/Live-Sennen-Webcam/65/

Graham
Penzance. - Wet all day



Hi Graham

Hope you and your family are all well?

Yes the return of the strong to gale easterlies setting in Sunday and
that will be coupled with Spring tides.

---
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Hi Trevor,

Good to see you're still glancing at USW! Also good to see the sunshine this morning.

Penzance is generally OK in an easterly, unless it's combined with a big swell from the south, thanks to the Lizard. The east side of the Lizard & Dawlish may take a battering, it really depends if the wind is ENE (OK) or ESE (not OK!). The line at Dawlish was damaged on 1st March. https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon...s-over-1289686 Also the places exposed to the east had huge amounts of sand removed 28/2 & 01/3, so it makes them rather more vulnerable.

I'm not sure how often you glance at USW these days, but you might be interested in http://www.turnstone-cottage.co.uk/Snow280218010318.pdf I know it's all routine to you northerners, but it's more than a slight novelty here!

All the best
Graham

Not forgetting the A379 road a Slapton Ley, Devon. Undermined and collapsed 28 Feb/ 1 March.
Might be destroyed altogether this time Sat/Sun with strong easterlies and Spring tide. SE worse but even NE is no joke.

Have a look at this amateur video.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon...rfront-1297684

Len

I was very surprised they rebuilt the road, without any seaward defences, after 2014. If you are going to have the road on the sandbar, then surely it needs a wall to protect it? Basically it's just laid on sand, just above the high tide mark.

The obvious thing is to move the road to the landward side of the marshy area, but I suppose they are under huge pressure to do something quick.

Currently the wind is forecast to be ENE, and the forecast wave power way below below that of 1st March, but a slight veering could change all that.

Certainly interesting times.

Penzance prom yesterday
https://www.facebook.com/LittleWonde...2748755404139/

Graham
Penzance