New Woodman Point (WA) wind meter...

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laurie
laurie
QLD
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31 Jul 2012 2:02pm
Well, it's a dream come true...

It was 1997 when I drove up the (then) limestone track at Woodman Point for a session, and first thought "I wonder if I could get a wind reading from here available at home to save me driving all this way for no wind?"

I saw that there was a wind cup on the Cockburn Cement building, and the crew there took me to have a look at it, and it was an old analog unit with a guage on the wall.

After many stop/starts, and life generally getting in the way, the day has now finally arrived where there is now a brand new wind meter installed on the top of the Cockburn Cement building at Woodie Point, and graphed here on Seabreeze.com.au

It's still being tested/validated - if you want to have a squiz, there's a test page available.

All looking good, but some directions might be a bit out of whack because of the building - we're looking at getting a longer pole.

Big shout out to Stewie & Roy at CC for all their help and support in getting this meter happening!

Woot!




www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/woodmanpoint.asp


Enjoy .. Laurie
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4107 posts
QLD, 4107 posts
31 Jul 2012 2:49pm
laurie said...

we're looking at getting a longer pole.


Everyone wants a longer pole.
swinginginthewind
swinginginthewind
WA
281 posts
WA, 281 posts
31 Jul 2012 1:13pm
GreenPat said...

laurie said...

we're looking at getting a longer pole.


Everyone wants a longer pole.


Only if you're a pole dancer
theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
5786 posts
NSW, 5786 posts
31 Jul 2012 3:20pm


Cockburn cemen t
Hybrid_Z
Hybrid_Z
VIC
382 posts
VIC, 382 posts
31 Jul 2012 3:48pm
Awesome stuff, top work!
snoopydog
snoopydog
WA
71 posts
WA, 71 posts
31 Jul 2012 5:02pm
go u good thing , maybe the next step maybe a cc tv for the smash and grab little scum bags, i have a nine iron waiting for a face to be inbedded in
Carboneutral
Carboneutral
WA
59 posts
WA, 59 posts
31 Jul 2012 5:37pm
Well done Laurie and all involved, its people like you that make seabreeze what it is today.
kk
kk
WA
953 posts
kk kk
WA, 953 posts
31 Jul 2012 8:56pm
Uhm Neutral carbon dude.... Laurie IS seabreeze
GGWTBL
GGWTBL
WA
29 posts
WA, 29 posts
21 Aug 2012 11:49am
Hey Laurie - Good Job! - The wind readings and the new information that you're getting from the meter on the Cockburn Cement building seem good. Any news on when the information might be added to the main Perth page?
shannon8888
shannon8888
NSW
517 posts
NSW, 517 posts
21 Aug 2012 5:54pm
can you get the one at Nobbys Newcastle to just work, would be nice

Leeds
Leeds
NSW
209 posts
NSW, 209 posts
21 Aug 2012 8:47pm
shannon8888 said...

can you get the one at Nobbys Newcastle to just work, would be nice




Or better yet get one out at the bay
Damo
Damo
WA
641 posts
WA, 641 posts
26 Aug 2012 1:38pm
Hey Laurie is this graph going to go on the main page with the other graphs?
deprakite
deprakite
WA
30 posts
WA, 30 posts
31 Aug 2012 9:33am
thanks to all the Seabreeze for an awesome work as always!!! cheeeeersssss
...surf up!!!

laurie
laurie
QLD
3902 posts
QLD, 3902 posts
31 Aug 2012 8:01pm
Damo said...

Hey Laurie is this graph going to go on the main page with the other graphs?


Yep, it's on the list... hopefully next week.
dave......
dave......
WA
2119 posts
WA, 2119 posts
31 Aug 2012 6:23pm
Great work Laurie......

Can a small pin be added to stop the turbine giving a reading on those epic days in Jan/feb, so some of the locals can actually use it? just for 1-2 days per week.

Obviously thered still be a few blow ins.. Once the toilet paper starts flapping madly next to the Wicked camper vans, the secrets out....


Jallsop
Jallsop
WA
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WA, 2 posts
6 Sep 2012 6:30pm
She is down
laurie
laurie
QLD
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6 Sep 2012 9:08pm


Few bugs to shake out of it yet, direction not so good in some directions...

DC23
DC23
WA
25 posts
WA, 25 posts
14 Sep 2012 2:23pm
Hi Laurie
just out of interest, what wind directions have been causing issues and what directions have been reliable?
mjaygray
mjaygray
WA
125 posts
WA, 125 posts
14 Sep 2012 4:13pm

SWEET AS!!
Intheozone
Intheozone
WA
247 posts
WA, 247 posts
14 Sep 2012 5:27pm
Hi Laurie

Would it be possible to get a “push notification” on the iphone app whenever the winds speed at a particular spot hits 18kts?

Great work on the site and the iphone app is excellent

Cheers

Steve
Akwa
Akwa
WA
255 posts
WA, 255 posts
14 Sep 2012 6:46pm
I might be behind on things but is there Android app available as well?
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