NSW
66 posts
Hi All,
Thinking of sailing in the nationals there mid Jan 2021, anyone have any typical wind speed for that time of year there ?
Guessing around 15 -25 knots arvo sea breeze pretty normal , cheers
SA
325 posts
I live and kiteboard there,
its generally sw to ssw seabreaze 15-25 but can also be a dead calm all day and occasionally light offshore.
prepare for anything.
NSW
66 posts
Thought as much, appreciate the local knowledge mate, cheers.
SA
93 posts
For Northern Adelaide beaches in Jan it is quite predictable - I would say 80% chance of light sub 10knots till midday - moderate sea breeze SW through the afternoon and southerly at 20-25knots around 5pm till late. This is typically on a flat ocean (minimal swell) and cross onshore to cross shore (windswell) chop - can be a short sharp chop as waters remain shallow ( 20ft) for almost a nautical mile offshore. Racers will favour sailing further offshore in afternoon with chop and more inshore in late morning.
1935 posts
And like most of the Adelaide beaches in a sea breeze, fastest on to the left corner crosses and wins.
If you get a morning race with the land breeze hope you have plenty of height.
and the sea breezes can be very fresh.
And get bigger tyres for your trolley.
