Where to sail when the prevailing winds are taking a break

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ryan14
ryan14
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15 posts
15 Nov 2024 3:21am
My girlfriend and I are coming over from Canada to Western Australia to wave sail for a month from next week 18 November . It looks like we timed it perfectly with the end of a wind cycle. Where would the best area to go to for slog and ride wave sailing when the wind is taking a break. It looks like East of Margarate river could be best for next week, maybe even as far as Esperance? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks
elmo
elmo
WA
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WA, 8896 posts
15 Nov 2024 5:40am
End of the wind cycle????
ryan14
ryan14
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15 posts
15 Nov 2024 6:45am
elmo said..
End of the wind cycle????


Sorry, usually in the summer the high pressure wind blows for a few weeks then a low comes which stops the wind, could blow the other direction, then the high comes back, repeat. When we arrive the wind will not be the usual high pressure plus seabreeze.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23721 posts
WA, 23721 posts
15 Nov 2024 6:49am
When there is high to the west, west coast. when it shuts off and the high is all the way over near South Australia there is an opposite direction seabreeze - a SE afternoon wind - on the south coast. so west coast seabreese is southerly, and a south coast sesbreese is SE. it's not that long it's a week ish cycle.
If you can alternate Geraldton and Esperance as needed it would be an epic trip, but not many ppl want to do the driving.
do the driving !
ryan14
ryan14
15 posts
15 posts
15 Nov 2024 6:52am
Thanks Mark, we'll do the driving for sure at least once, no point in sitting around.
ptsf1111
ptsf1111
WA
597 posts
WA, 597 posts
15 Nov 2024 8:17pm
I wouldn't normally look much further out than 3 days. Sure it might give an indication about what could happen but it can and often does change.

You're pretty much guaranteed with wind this time a year especially if you don't mind driving.

Let us know how you go!
mathew
mathew
QLD
2174 posts
QLD, 2174 posts
16 Nov 2024 12:01pm
As others have said - if you are willing to drive, sometimes say 1000km in a day, then you will get a sail somewhere.

A trick to making that work, is to do roadside-overnight stops. Do you sailing session, have something to eat, then start your drive, stopping overnight somewhere. Basically you need a van.
TerryA
TerryA
WA
101 posts
WA, 101 posts
28 Nov 2024 1:20pm
Don't drive at night!!!!
There is too much wildlife.
It can happen anywhere.
I drive trucks at night and I know!!
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