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Feb 8, 2024 13:51:27 GMT 12
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Post by Fogg on Feb 8, 2024 13:51:27 GMT 12
… and the usual cracks are appearing in the ground as it dries out. Hope it lasts for another couple of months. That’s what the subsidence repair companies are saying too 😊 |
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Feb 9, 2024 13:30:04 GMT 12
Post by harrytom on Feb 9, 2024 13:30:04 GMT 12
Metserv got me buggered
Saturday: Northeast 10 knots, becoming westerly 15 knots early afternoon. Rising to southwest 20 knots in the evening. Sea becoming moderate in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Poor visibility in showers developing from the afternoon.
Windy show 8.0aam to 6.00pm NE 8
Predict agrees with windy
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Feb 9, 2024 13:43:47 GMT 12
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Post by Fogg on Feb 9, 2024 13:43:47 GMT 12
I’ve just been a bit frustrated by the the SE/S/SW winds being 10-15kts stronger than forecast for the last week. It makes a difference!
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Feb 9, 2024 14:38:44 GMT 12
Post by fish on Feb 9, 2024 14:38:44 GMT 12
Went fishing in the deflatable yesterday evening, mainly cause today's forecast looked unsuitable.
Had to put up with 15/20knts when I was expecting 5-8.
Then today it's been glassy and overcast (perfect fishing conditions).
Metservice spoke of 25/35 this afternoon. Hence why I didn't risk it today.
But just finished filleting my quota and a descent puff came through. PW shows Amrm Bay has just gone from next to nothing to 20/25, and a big shift to boot.
But the forecast for this weekend is positively schizophrenic. It's like an AI bot has taken over metservice and is just spouting random numbers and directions. Westerly 5 going easterly 25... I made that up, but I challenge anyone to make sense of this weekend's forecast. Better still, a good bottle of whiskey for anyone that can make plans based on it, and actually successfully pull it off - I mean boating plans, not doing the groceries and watching a movie plans ;-)
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Feb 9, 2024 15:11:09 GMT 12
Post by ComfortZone on Feb 9, 2024 15:11:09 GMT 12
Went fishing in the deflatable yesterday evening, mainly cause today's forecast looked unsuitable. Had to put up with 15/20knts when I was expecting 5-8. Then today it's been glassy and overcast (perfect fishing conditions). Metservice spoke of 25/35 this afternoon. Hence why I didn't risk it today. But just finished filleting my quota and a descent puff came through. PW shows Amrm Bay has just gone from next to nothing to 20/25, and a big shift to boot. But the forecast for this weekend is positively schizophrenic. It's like an AI bot has taken over metservice and is just spouting random numbers and directions. Westerly 5 going easterly 25... I made that up, but I challenge anyone to make sense of this weekend's forecast. Better still, a good bottle of whiskey for anyone that can make plans based on it, and actually successfully pull it off - I mean boating plans, not doing the groceries and watching a movie plans ;-) I am planning to head north (towards BOI) on Saturday night/Sunday morning based on the wind going from N to W and SW on Sat afternoon - evening (considering sailing overnight to make the most of the SW), which is what both PW and Windy (the latter being ECMWF) are forecasting per:  will let you know how I get on |
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Feb 9, 2024 19:09:14 GMT 12
Post by harrytom on Feb 9, 2024 19:09:14 GMT 12
just been listening to now casting and nothing sinister happening saturday/sunday ne 8/10 so will go with a firth fish,if it doesnt play ball got a few tamiki straight spots along waiheke shoreline ,clevedon flats should be underway by now,2/3m .
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Feb 10, 2024 14:13:24 GMT 12
Post by fish on Feb 10, 2024 14:13:24 GMT 12
Went fishing in the deflatable yesterday evening, mainly cause today's forecast looked unsuitable. Had to put up with 15/20knts when I was expecting 5-8. Then today it's been glassy and overcast (perfect fishing conditions). Metservice spoke of 25/35 this afternoon. Hence why I didn't risk it today. But just finished filleting my quota and a descent puff came through. PW shows Amrm Bay has just gone from next to nothing to 20/25, and a big shift to boot. But the forecast for this weekend is positively schizophrenic. It's like an AI bot has taken over metservice and is just spouting random numbers and directions. Westerly 5 going easterly 25... I made that up, but I challenge anyone to make sense of this weekend's forecast. Better still, a good bottle of whiskey for anyone that can make plans based on it, and actually successfully pull it off - I mean boating plans, not doing the groceries and watching a movie plans ;-) I am planning to head north (towards BOI) on Saturday night/Sunday morning based on the wind going from N to W and SW on Sat afternoon - evening (considering sailing overnight to make the most of the SW), which is what both PW and Windy (the latter being ECMWF) are forecasting per: View Attachmentwill let you know how I get on Was going to ask how your trip is going but just re-read and see you aren't planning on leaving just yet. Everything on PW observations is looking light and variable so far today. With a bit of humidity and claggy viz just for fun. |
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Feb 10, 2024 15:58:07 GMT 12
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Post by harrytom on Feb 10, 2024 15:58:07 GMT 12
Went out on the firth.midway across Fished from 8.09am to 2.00pm and wind was ne6 swung to se 5 back to e 4.hard day at the office.i fed them wife caught them.decent fed for neighbours. Great day watching nature.Young tern squeaking on the water and mum would appear and drop a anchovies in its mouth.went in 3 or 4 times before both flew off., Hand fed a Kingi and caught a yellow then al hell broke loose.Grag the fish by the eyes and just missed hook Came back for more scraps. one of those rear days
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Feb 10, 2024 17:15:09 GMT 12
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Post by Fogg on Feb 10, 2024 17:15:09 GMT 12
Nice!
Meanwhile, I was packing a suitcase and jumping in a car to the airport.
Europe for a week. Yuk.
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Feb 10, 2024 18:19:49 GMT 12
Post by fish on Feb 10, 2024 18:19:49 GMT 12
Nice! Meanwhile, I was packing a suitcase and jumping in a car to the airport. Europe for a week. Yuk. Don't catch covid on the plane. |
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Post by Fogg on Feb 10, 2024 18:28:46 GMT 12
On the flight I make sure I increase my blood alcohol level high enough to kill any virus-nasties. Result = slightly woozy but no cold!
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Post by ComfortZone on Feb 10, 2024 18:41:59 GMT 12
I am planning to head north (towards BOI) on Saturday night/Sunday morning based on the wind going from N to W and SW on Sat afternoon - evening (considering sailing overnight to make the most of the SW), which is what both PW and Windy (the latter being ECMWF) are forecasting per: View Attachmentwill let you know how I get on Was going to ask how your trip is going but just re-read and see you aren't planning on leaving just yet. Everything on PW observations is looking light and variable so far today. With a bit of humidity and claggy viz just for fun. 1940 and I am passing Cape Rodney. Wind was all over the place coming out of Kawau Bay and I was punching into the incoming tide, had a nice sail across Omaha Bay, 12-15 WSW but has now gone very light and am motorsailing. Hopefully once I get a bit north of Cape Rodney the breeze will pick up from Te Arai and Managwhai to Bream Bay. |
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Post by ComfortZone on Feb 11, 2024 6:37:46 GMT 12
well that was a rather exhilarating sail, as expected breeze filled in from SW and by Whangarei Heads it was 20, gusting 25. Ideal conditions for CZ on a broad reach, sitting on 8-9 kts, couple of bursts to 10. Eased off a little after Toots, then cranked up again to peak gust 27 kts. Then off Whangamumu wind went south and dropped to 8-10kts, rolling around in the sloppy sea so finished up motorsailing last 2 miles to Cape Brett, rounded at 0605, very little wind after there and right on the nose so dropped the main and motored into Oke Bay, anchor down at 0715.
Of course with the wind up and down had to take in a reef in the main, later let it out, then later again put it back in!
Looking forward to some sleep now.
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Feb 13, 2024 10:41:05 GMT 12
Post by GO30 on Feb 13, 2024 10:41:05 GMT 12
We have been improving the wave measuring buoy fleet around the gulf, basically changing the mooring systems from ones speced for the top of Fjords to systems that will hold in an ocean.
Chatting to the team doing these they said all wave indications you can see today are modelled by NIWA. Now actual data is coming in they have compared actual to modelled to find Opps. The 2 sets of numbers don't match that well. In a month or so the actual data will be publicly available. If it had been visible 2 (?) Saturdays ago, the windy as one, you would have been able to see that in the morning 800m from Anchorite Rock the average wave height was 5.5m. That's average not maximum which was over 8m.
New gear going into the Tamaki River tomorrow, that could be fun to watch.
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Feb 13, 2024 10:49:31 GMT 12
Post by fish on Feb 13, 2024 10:49:31 GMT 12
We have been improving the wave measuring buoy fleet around the gulf, basically changing the mooring systems from ones speced for the top of Fjords to systems that will hold in an ocean.
Chatting to the team doing these they said all wave indications you can see today are modelled by NIWA. Now actual data is coming in they have compared actual to modelled to find Opps. The 2 sets of numbers don't match that well. In a month or so the actual data will be publicly available. If it had been visible 2 (?) Saturdays ago, the windy as one, you would have been able to see that in the morning 800m from Anchorite Rock the average wave height was 5.5m. That's average not maximum which was over 8m.
New gear going into the Tamaki River tomorrow, that could be fun to watch.
I would be very keen on having a link to that data when it goes live. My boy loves going snorkelling at Goat Island. I've been trying to take him almost all summer, the big issue is it's shithouse when there is a NE swell pushing in there. Forecasts have been saying it's 8/10 for surfing just about every time we can get the time to go up there. I've also noted very dubious looking swell forecasts, and major mis-matches between different forecast sources. There aren't any live camera's (that I know of) at Goat Is, and I'm relying on FB updates from the Dive & Snorkel place, but they are a bit retrospective and usually a day old for my planning. |
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