How fast is the tide at Shearwater?

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evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

evlPanda

NSW, 9207 posts

17 Oct 2008 12:42pm

Saturday:
A big, outgoing tide running against a weak 10knot SE... perhaps add 4 knots of tidal current, a bit of luck might be 12 knot SE wind... maybe sailable?

eggs

QLD

246 posts

eggs

QLD, 246 posts

17 Oct 2008 11:54am

with the big out going tide combined with the rainfall runoff - shearwater has been moving very quickly the last couple of days

tonyd

QLD

400 posts

tonyd

QLD, 400 posts

17 Oct 2008 12:28pm

Hey eggs did ya sail yesterday?

sonic

QLD

756 posts

sonic

QLD, 756 posts

17 Oct 2008 12:37pm

I agree probably 4 knts however the closer the seaway the faster and more powerfull it becomes.Do you ask from a safety point of view or are you aiming to get a little more out of the wind?

evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

evlPanda

NSW, 9207 posts

17 Oct 2008 6:23pm

sonic said...

I agree probably 4 knts however the closer the seaway the faster and more powerfull it becomes.Do you ask from a safety point of view or are you aiming to get a little more out of the wind?

More out of the wind.

I'm even thinking I might try Labrador, just south of Land's End between Wave Break and the mainland. Wind seems to get "funneled" up there quite nicely, works in a SE.

... crap, I don't know, I just want to go for a sail.