with a consistent swell and regular runs of huge waves, punta de lobos is considered one of the best in south america. and it's become a paradise for big wave surfers. i've arrived in punta de lobos at a particularly good time, because word has gone around that this morning's swell will be unusually strong, with waves of up to 30 feet. these huge waves have been tracked all the way from antarctica, and have drawn out locals and people from across the world to watch them come in and crash against these rocks. if you look really carefully out there, what looks like little birds bobbing on the surface of the water, are surfers taking on these gargantuan waves, at the risk of their lives.. it's pretty incredible. one of the surfers out there is kohl kristensen, who flew here yesterday from hawaii just to catch these waves. the forecasting these days is so good that we can actually see these big storms forming, and it gives us enough time to jump on a plane and come down here. punta de lobos, for me, is, you know, a pretty magical place. it has a special place in my heart. the point itsel

with a consistent swell and regular runs of huge waves, punta de lobos is considered one of the best ound that this morning's swell will be unusually strong, with waves of up to 30 feet. these huge waves have been tracked all the way from antarctica, and have drawn out locals and people from across the world to watch them come in and crash against these rocks. if you look really carefully out there, what looks like little birds bobbing on the surface of the water, are surfers taking on these gargantuan waves, at the risk of their lives.. it's pretty incredible. i've got my wet suit, about tojump on a surfboard and try and find out for myself. my teacher is a local who introduces novices to the art of surfing every day. i suspect, however, that he's used to rather more coordinated students. looking... laughter. it turns out surfing is definitely not as easy as it looks. i got whacked in the face with about ten waves in a row, so i swallowed most of that water, i think. it was super fun, thank you. 0k. gracias. luckily, punta de lobos has plenty of beautiful views to enjoy for those who

next week — we head to the south american surfers‘ paradise of punta de lobos in chile in search of thes in a row, so i've swallowed most of that water. join us for that if you can. until next time, from me and the rest of the travel show team here in hong kong, it's goodbye. it was a very warm day on thursday across england and wales, in particular southern and south—eastern areas, with a top temperature in london of 32 celsius. in fact, a number of stations in the greater london area saw 32 degrees and it was pretty hot as well further north, but the heat across northern england broke down in spectacular style with some severe thunderstorms, we had reports of flash flooding and also some lightning damage across yorkshire and into lincolnshire. now, those thunderstorms will continue to rattle away off into the north sea, and then for most places it should be a dry end to the night. thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain, though, pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, it's going to be a very warm and muggy start to the day once again across the south, particularly the south—ea

next week — we head to the south american surfers' paradise of punta de lobos in chile in search of theves in a row, so i've swallowed most of that water. join us for that if you can. until next time, from me and the rest of the travel show team here in hong kong, it's goodbye. it has not been a bad start to the weekend. most of us have seen some sunshine. but across west of scotland, we have had a little bit of cloud. at south west england, some glorious skies. this photo. that was from cornwall. to the north and the west, this cloud heading to northern ireland and scotland has been bringing sandrine. not a great deal. the damp weather makes itself felt across north—west england and wales, eventually sinking to the south, and outbreaks of reading. i do not think it is going to be particularly widespread. it is also going to be windy, and a number of scattered showers. temperatures between 11 and 15. on sunday, the rain clearing away quickly and we will be left with sunshine coming through the cloud. the breeze helping bad. looking at the weather, the risk of a few showers, and plenty b

next week — we head to the south american surfers' paradise of punta de lobos in chile in search of theow, so i've swallowed most of that water. join us for that if you can. until next time, from me and the rest of the travel show team here in hong kong, it's goodbye. well, saturday doesn't look bad at all across most of the uk. we're certainly in for some sunshine and some warm weather. there is a little bit of rainfall on the way in the north—west, but it shouldn't be too heavy. now, in the short term, actually a fair bit of cloud out there, and also some light, light rain. damp weather just across east anglia and the south—east to end the night. in many northern and north—western areas it's actually a lot clearer, so this is where we're going to have fresher weather very early in the morning. in fact, in parts of northern ireland, maybe even in ruralareas, a touch of grass frost. and most of the temperatures in towns and cities will be from ten to say 1a degrees there in london. now, let's have a look at the weather across northern areas first of all. so this is first thing in the mo

next week — we head to the south american surfers' paradise of punta de lobos in chile in search of thee swallowed most of that water. join us for that if you can. until next time, from me and the rest of the travel show team here in hong kong, it's goodbye. hello once again. ijust want hello once again. i just want to update you on how we're going to start the new week. the first thing, i think it will be on the mild side across central and southern parts. to the north, a weather front. brighter skies here. quite a bit of cloud associated with it. there will be rain through wales and the south—west of england as the day rolls on. we will drag a line of showers down towards the south—east. somewhat brighter skies following on behind. a really decent day in prospect. feeling very warm indeed across the south—eastern quarter. further north, well into the teens. through this evening and overnight, we will push this area of cloud and rain and a new set of weather fronts through northern ireland. 0n on tuesday it will be a bother for scotla nd on tuesday it will be a bother for scotland and

next week — we head to the south american surfers‘ paradise of punta de lobos in chile in search of the've swallowed most of that water. join us for that if you can. until next time, from me and the rest of the travel show team here in hong kong, it's goodbye. hello there. we have some decent weather around this afternoon, some long spells of sunshine but some changes in the weather at the weekend. a longer speu weather at the weekend. a longer spell of rain coming in for tuesday and turning hot and humid across southern portions of the uk as we will see in at. the latest satellite picture, you can see cloud across the north—west of the country bringing showers into western scotland, the best sunshine across england and wales, cloudy in northern ireland and in cumbria, breaking at times to give limited sunny spells. in the sunshine it feels pleasantly warm, temperatures up feels pleasantly warm, temperatures up to 24 this afternoon. in the north—west it will be cloudy across scotland, temperatures generally pegged back into the teens. 0vernight tonight, the band of cloud and rain spread

next week — we head to the south american surfers‘ paradise of punta de lobos in chile in search of the row, so i've swallowed most of that water. join us for that if you can. until next time, from me and the rest of the travel show team here in hong kong, it's goodbye. hello once again. sunday is shaping up to be a half decent day for many parts of the british isles save for parts of scotland where your impression will be slightly twisted by the fact they will see showers. not a cold start wherever you may begin the day, temperatures possibly in single figures in the glens of eastern scotland. last saturday ‘s rain hangs on here. it leaves behind a lovely day in prospects of a greater part of england and wales. more cloud in northern ireland, more showers come mid—afternoon across the greater pa rt mid—afternoon across the greater part of scotland. this is the way we see things until mid—afternoon. temperatures reaching the valleys we saw on saturday, 20, 21, 22 perhaps. more cloud towards east anglia in lincolnshire. bright skies towards the west until we come across the irish sea. mo

next week — we head to the south american surfers' paradise of punta de lobos in chile in search of the, so i've swallowed most of that water. join us for that if you can. until next time, from me and the rest of the travel show team here in hong kong, it's goodbye. a quiet weekend of weather awaits. we started off quite cloudy. as you can see from this picture earlier on, a lot of cloud across the country. there were some breaks. not a cloud in the sky along the cornish heel a cloud in the sky along the cornish heel. it is this slice, the break in the cloud which would drift its way steadily eastwards. and improving picture for many of us. a week weather front will bring more cloud and outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and the north—west of thing by the end of the day. the rain should remain fairly light and patchy. highs of around 18, 19. underneath the cloud and rain for northern ireland and western scotland, 15—17 the hive. despite cloud into north wales, it is a pleasa nt cloud into north wales, it is a pleasant afternoon. dry with breaks in the cloud and son try coming throu