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

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

Dennis · 05-04-2007, 01:52 PM

I'm with Chris. Before I leave my house I check the glider port "real time" wind conditions. And yes, if it's above 8mph I go back to bed. It's above the ridge with no shelter around it. The reading you'd get from there is what you could expect on water.
I don't really trust the iwindsurf site. There were times were I'd be at the launch when it was howling. I called my buddy to check the iwindsurf site, and it would read 2mph

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If I do a pm shift, I like to look at the Scripps Pier webcam along with Torrey's wind report. You can see the white caps and spray (from the waves) and kind of gauge how strong the wind is.

madscientist · 05-04-2007, 02:20 PM

iwindsurf can be terribly off but the gliderport is usually spot on. My cutoff is 10/12 if its anything north of W, 12/15 if its south of west. Also consider how long its been blowing. Several hours of 10+ from the NW means nasty chop.

Swell forecasts are largely useless since the launch is so affected by the cove/canyons. I never call it off due to surf and I have never seen surf that was unlaunchable. Scary, but not unlaunchable.

lamb · 05-04-2007, 02:31 PM

I keep an eye on National Weather Service Marine Forecast... You can get their info in bunch of places... Weather.com, or directly from them (this is for SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER )...

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/west/sgxmz.htm

Wind is the worst…

Know what the forecast calls for, check it real time before you go. Torrey Pines Glider port seems to be the best for the real time wind at LJ… Chris put up a link.

NOAA buoys are the best bet for checking real time swell conditions, the links are above… For LJ, the Scrips Pier one will have the most relevant info… Keep in mind the swell at the launch will be smaller that what this buoy reads most of the time. With NW or sometimes W swell, it may be the same…

Daily swell graph:

http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=recent&sub=observed&stn=073&stream=p1&units=english&tz=PST&xitem=dwave

Weekly, to give you an idea about the trends:

http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=recent&sub=observed&stn=073&stream=p1&units=english&tz=PST&xitem=wwave

cabojohn · 05-04-2007, 03:20 PM

I was wondering the same thing...thanks guys!

05-04-2007, 01:52 PM	#5
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	I'm with Chris. Before I leave my house I check the glider port "real time" wind conditions. And yes, if it's above 8mph I go back to bed. It's above the ridge with no shelter around it. The reading you'd get from there is what you could expect on water. I don't really trust the iwindsurf site. There were times were I'd be at the launch when it was howling. I called my buddy to check the iwindsurf site, and it would read 2mph ... If I do a pm shift, I like to look at the Scripps Pier webcam along with Torrey's wind report. You can see the white caps and spray (from the waves) and kind of gauge how strong the wind is. __________________ Hmmmm.....

05-04-2007, 02:20 PM	#6
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	iwindsurf can be terribly off but the gliderport is usually spot on. My cutoff is 10/12 if its anything north of W, 12/15 if its south of west. Also consider how long its been blowing. Several hours of 10+ from the NW means nasty chop. Swell forecasts are largely useless since the launch is so affected by the cove/canyons. I never call it off due to surf and I have never seen surf that was unlaunchable. Scary, but not unlaunchable. __________________

05-04-2007, 12:57 PM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
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	#4
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

05-04-2007, 02:31 PM	#7
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	I keep an eye on National Weather Service Marine Forecast... You can get their info in bunch of places... Weather.com, or directly from them (this is for SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER )... http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/west/sgxmz.htm Wind is the worst… Know what the forecast calls for, check it real time before you go. Torrey Pines Glider port seems to be the best for the real time wind at LJ… Chris put up a link. NOAA buoys are the best bet for checking real time swell conditions, the links are above… For LJ, the Scrips Pier one will have the most relevant info… Keep in mind the swell at the launch will be smaller that what this buoy reads most of the time. With NW or sometimes W swell, it may be the same… Daily swell graph: http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=recent&sub=observed&stn=073&stream=p1&units=english&tz=PST&xitem=dwave Weekly, to give you an idea about the trends: http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=recent&sub=observed&stn=073&stream=p1&units=english&tz=PST&xitem=wwave

05-04-2007, 03:20 PM	#8
cabojohn PROBATION Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 657	I was wondering the same thing...thanks guys!