fishing predict wind app

Huxstang · November 20, 2023

Anyone using Predict Wind for boating forecasts. Mate uses it for sailing and reckons its pretty good.

Based on what I see it looks pretty good for a free service. I would love to know whether any fisho’s use it and rate it.

ellicat · November 20, 2023

I just joined up and had a play with it on PC. It might be alright for offshore, but, to be honest, there are better sites/apps, in my opinion, for use in the Bay where I spend most of my time.

Every day I check several times to see when and where I can go next.

These are the sites/apps I use -

Willyweather (site and app) - I find this to be the most reliable and accurate for the Bay and estuaries. It doesn't always get it right, but that's a problem with any forecasting model.

Windfinder (site and app) - This gives the longest forecast, so is good to see the trend. It is optimistic, often underestimating the actual wind.

Meteye (site) - This is usually conservative, overestimating the wind. Like Willyweather, it still gets it wrong.

Windy (site)- This is a conservative forecast site, also. It is what I rely on, in conjunction with Willyweather, if I am going 'outside'. It has a similar interface as Predict Wind, but is easier to navigate.

Seabreeze (site) - It's alright for a trend but is the least reliable - both under or over estimating. It does provide a longer range trend, so still worth a look.

There's also the BoM app, but I don't look at it these days as it is often in disagreement with Meteye. I can't figure out why that is, as Meteye is part of the BoM.