weather in the bay

[straddiebrad]

need some help for weather in the bay mainly from raby bay to head to amity point what are the worst conditions and from what direction swell ect any info would be good the wife wants to head to straddie this weekend.thanks brad

[noname]

a solid northerly on an out going tide, you won't be able to hide anywhere going over there or back, but it would be more comfortable comming home. the doctor will normally start to blow between 11 am and 1pm and blows all arvo, my advice if caught, wait for a tide change! at least the boss will think you know what your on about.

[straddiebrad]

well looking at seabreeze saturday is out but friday looks all right what do u think,noname

[noname]

i think that forecast is up to sheit! wait until thursday 3 pm to get friday's forecast, bet it will have changed.

[straddiebrad]

noname wrote:

i think that forecast is up to sheit! wait until thursday 3 pm to get friday's forecast, bet it will have changed.

will do i have heard it is not to accurate sometimes

[noname]

they predict 20/25kts and it will be that, they predict 5/10 and blows 20/25.

[straddiebrad]

well i am still tossy up either to go to straddie or harries on friday,time will tell. brad

[Eug]

what's considered safe in the bay? under 10 knots?

ideal wind directions?

apart from seabreeze what other sites are good?

[rayke1938]

Eug its a question of size of boat and your comfort factor. I will not go out if 15knots forecast even though its safe. I just dont like the pounding and being chucked about in my tinney.It is just a matter of taking it easy and just plodding along. If its over 25k I usually look to hole up somewhere and wait for calmer conditions.

Cheers

Ray

[wesfish]

1300360428 give this number a call , they seem alot closer on wind predictions , they give three day forecast and is updated a few times a day, good for strong wind warnings plus you can call it when out on the water.....

[dhess]

...if you have mobile coverage.

[wesfish]

i have only found right over at tanga i loose coverage , but towards straddy is fine as they have towers....

[dhess]

I was thinking more doing overnighters offshore when you are already out there.

The bom reports that VMR give over the VHF aren't worth a damn.

One time we were out the VMR broadcast the BOM forecast of 5-10 knot winds DI point to Coolangatta which was fine and accurae apart from the storm cell bearing down on us.

Luckily we dashed for cover and just mad back through wide bay bar in the nick of time. When the storm hit Tin Can Bay blew up to 30+ knots. Hate to think what it would have been like outside.

You really need to get in touch with someone in front of a computer looking at live wind readings and the radar.

[ellicat]

My reading of the charts = the bay will be miserable all weekend after sundown Friday.

Good weekend for the river...there's always somewhere in the river.

[noname]

[rsmith80]

Mate if the winds are coming from a S-S/W direction you generally get a bit of protection in the bay because the wind is coming over the land. If it is blowing a S/E it can be very rough. Once again though it depends on what part of the bay you are in.

Anything up to around 15 knots is okay as long as it is not a S/E.

[Eug]

thanks ray & rsmith80!

looking around moreton bay and the islands