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High Surf Advisory
#80878
01/07/2016 09:38 AM
01/07/2016 09:38 AM
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It's that time of year with a high surf advisory from NWS.
North Shores: Waves and Surf. Seas at 6 To 8 feet with breaking wave height at 10 to 12 feet increasing to 12 to 15 feet.
We head down tomorrow and we'll be starting on the south side of St. John and likely headed to Norman on Monday. We'll be on the lookout for free beer from Mardia Gras.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: High Surf Advisory
[Re: windward2c]
#80881
01/07/2016 11:11 AM
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We have other reasons to visit St. John, the beauty of the unpopulated south coast, access to the National Park trails and visiting land-based friends. We'll overnight at Lameshur Bay and at Hansen Bay, inside Coral Bay, and we'll make the short sail around to Sopers Hole to check in on Monday when the winds and swell are predicted to be average-ish for this time of year with 15kt winds and 4 foot swells. We know the area well keep clear of lee shores and our sheets in the boat!
As always, weather we go depends on the weather. Last year this week the winds were gusting over 35 and we just headed downwind to Jost and Cane Garden Bay. PredictWind thinks wind and swell could pick up a lot Tuesday/Wednesday next week. We'll see.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: High Surf Advisory
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#80882
01/07/2016 11:58 AM
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RickG said: We know the area well keep clear of lee shores and our sheets in the boat!
Cheers, RickG What? You don't use your jib sheet as a fishing line? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> What a mess that turned out to be.
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Re: High Surf Advisory
[Re: Subaqua]
#80885
01/07/2016 12:47 PM
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Unless there is swell/wind from the south, the south shore of St. John is remarkable. Great diving, snorkeling and hiking. From Lameshure, the brightest lights in view are a light glow from St. Croix. Looking forward to counting meteors.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: High Surf Advisory
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01/07/2016 04:03 PM
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RJC86 said: Are the swells and waves decreased a good amount on the lee sides? Just a clarification, a lee shore is different from a leeward side. A lee shore means the shoreline is on the lee side of the boat, so the wind is blowing the boat towards shore.
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Re: High Surf Advisory
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01/07/2016 04:23 PM
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I like predictwind.com for waves and wind. Its free for one geography. Windfinder.com is good for wind with the ability to see actual and forecast wind. As msdj69 mentioned, windguru.cz works well for forecast.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: High Surf Advisory
[Re: RJC86]
#80893
01/07/2016 05:57 PM
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RJC86 said: I just caught that myself! thanks for pointing out my error...I do hate looking foolish lol You didn't look foolish. Trust me, a lot of "sailors" in the BVI don't know the difference. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />
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Re: High Surf Advisory
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01/07/2016 06:52 PM
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Depends on you definition of "few" Most of the time it is 3-5 days, but the swell are usually driven by systems coming off the US...as you can see, will be getting bigger in the next "few" days. I have a curiosity, when the "every where" gets pretty high north surf, the entire area can turn this AMAZING light blue, bright electric color that is truly amazing to sail in. almost like a "hallucination" why? aeration? Sediment stir? All I know it is wicked awesome.
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Re: High Surf Advisory
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#80898
01/07/2016 10:10 PM
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tradewinds said:RJC86 said: Are the swells and waves decreased a good amount on the lee sides? Just a clarification, a lee shore is different from a leeward side. A lee shore means the shoreline is on the lee side of the boat, so the wind is blowing the boat towards shore. The question makes perfect sense as stated. He's asking about the leeward side of the island. "Lee shore" need not enter into it. And the answer is: not always. Sometimes you can have a SE wind and a north swell, really have to check the direction and period of the swell.
Last edited by MrEZgoin; 01/07/2016 10:12 PM.
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Re: High Surf Advisory
[Re: Boston]
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01/09/2016 07:45 AM
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Getting back to the surf advisory... we anchored at Pond Bay January 5th and 6th. It was very calm in there on the 5th, almost no surf at all on the beach. At around 3 in the morning on the 6th, we felt wave slap on our swim platform (we have a Nordhavn MY with an extended swim platform) which got worse over time, and we were bouncing a lot. A little after sunrise, I got up and say that the dinghy, cable locked to the swim ladder, had pulled the ladder into the water and was banging against the platform. Thw swell was breaking over the reef at about 5 to 6 feet. Every 4 or 5 waves, our cockpit got drenched from the wave slap, as the wind kept our stern into the swell. It felt dangerous, so we got out. Once we got past the reef, the seas were actually quite calm. We came into Leverick Bay, which was also calm. I now see what the guidebook means about Savannah Bay in a north swell condition...
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Re: High Surf Advisory
[Re: Boston]
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01/10/2016 04:00 PM
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Boston said: Or it can be a six million dollar man;) That would be Lee Majors <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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