Best weather resource - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ratdog · 05-04-2007, 12:33 PM

I obviously don't know the best place to check weather/sea state conditions.
I got up early this morning, got to the launch and noticed no one had been out yet, no tire tracks on the beach, all kinds of parking at 5:30am. The water was rough but I thought I could make it out, I actually could of but I was soaked before I even made a serious try, and I thought coming back in might really suck. So i bagged. What do tou all use?
Thanks in advance

Holy Mackerel · 05-04-2007, 12:46 PM

Check the BWE homepage... on the left, there is a quick reference to wind, weather, swell... etc..

I also use this wind source

http://w9if.net/cgi-bin/torreywx/wx.pl

If it is above 8 mph in any direction, I go back to sleep... I can deal with almost anything in LJ, except wind!!

Dan · 05-04-2007, 12:57 PM

The link above to the glider port is sweet.

wunderground.com - excellent wind predictor

wetsand.com - wetsand is ventura based, so the wind predictions need to be toned down just a touch. The swell predicitons are pretty much spot on.

fishinjay · 05-04-2007, 01:14 PM

I usually check the bouy's located just off the coast...They are actually in the water and can give you just about anything related to weather and even some water temps...

the link is :http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/Southwest_inset.shtml

fishinjay · 05-04-2007, 01:16 PM

also as dan said, wunderground is also great...

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/PZ/750.html

Pescavore1 · 05-04-2007, 01:42 PM

I like these two:

http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/la_jolla_pier

http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwher...orecast+Graphs

05-04-2007, 12:33 PM	#1
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	Best weather resource I obviously don't know the best place to check weather/sea state conditions. I got up early this morning, got to the launch and noticed no one had been out yet, no tire tracks on the beach, all kinds of parking at 5:30am. The water was rough but I thought I could make it out, I actually could of but I was soaked before I even made a serious try, and I thought coming back in might really suck. So i bagged. What do tou all use? Thanks in advance

05-04-2007, 12:46 PM	#2
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Check the BWE homepage... on the left, there is a quick reference to wind, weather, swell... etc.. I also use this wind source http://w9if.net/cgi-bin/torreywx/wx.pl If it is above 8 mph in any direction, I go back to sleep... I can deal with almost anything in LJ, except wind!!

05-04-2007, 12:57 PM	#3
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	The link above to the glider port is sweet. wunderground.com - excellent wind predictor wetsand.com - wetsand is ventura based, so the wind predictions need to be toned down just a touch. The swell predicitons are pretty much spot on.

05-04-2007, 01:14 PM	#4
fishinjay Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 22	I usually check the bouy's located just off the coast...They are actually in the water and can give you just about anything related to weather and even some water temps... the link is :http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/Southwest_inset.shtml

05-04-2007, 01:16 PM	#5
fishinjay Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 22	also as dan said, wunderground is also great... http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/PZ/750.html

05-04-2007, 01:42 PM	#6
Pescavore1 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scripps Ranch Posts: 82	I like these two: http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/la_jolla_pier http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwher...orecast+Graphs