does anybody here use "swellwatch" for planning a trip???
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does anybody here use "swellwatch" for planning a trip???
heading to Carrabelle next thur/fri/Sat.....swellwatch shows 1 to 2 for swell and 4sec for the period......how accurate has this been for yall in the past????
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Re: does anybody here use "swellwatch" for planning a trip??
I just go fish when I can.
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Re: does anybody here use "swellwatch" for planning a trip??
I use BuoyWeather and this is what Friday looks like. Usually this site is a lot better than the NOAA site.
Friday 6/11
Morning
Light and variable winds with smooth seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: S 5 to 7 knots
Seas: SW 0 feet at 2 sec.
Afternoon
Light winds with a slight chop. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: SSW 8 to 11 knots
Seas: SSW 1 feet at 2 sec.
Friday 6/11
Morning
Light and variable winds with smooth seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: S 5 to 7 knots
Seas: SW 0 feet at 2 sec.
Afternoon
Light winds with a slight chop. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: SSW 8 to 11 knots
Seas: SSW 1 feet at 2 sec.
Re: does anybody here use "swellwatch" for planning a trip??
I use this, which I think is similar to Swellwatch. This one is pretty good on accuracy. And a heck of a lot better than the guberment site (NOAA).
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=appal_sea
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=appal_sea
Re: does anybody here use "swellwatch" for planning a trip??
Windfinder.com is pretty good, too. It is for sailing nuts, so focus is on wind speed and direction, but drill down and you can also find wave-height and period predictions.
http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/win ... da_akt.htm
http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/win ... da_akt.htm
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