Onshore flow continues through tonight before a brief
surface ridge builds on Tuesday. Small Craft Advisory westerly winds
are expected at times through this evening for the central and
eastern portions of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Another frontal
system will approach Western Washington on Wednesday for increasing
S/SE winds. A Gale Watch has been issued for the Coastal Waters
Wednesday into Wednesday night due to the increasing winds. There is
also a slight chance of storm force wind gusts for the outer Coastal
Waters Wednesday afternoon, but at this time confidence remains low.
Additional headlines are likely for portions of the interior waters
as well, especially for eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty
Inlet, and northern inland waters.
Winds will briefly ease early Thursday before increasing Thursday
night into Friday as another front moves across the area for
additional headlines. Winds will remain elevated at times over the
weekend with continued unsettled weather.
Seas of 7 to 9 feet will continue through Tuesday night. Seas will
build Wednesday into Thursday to 13 to 18 feet with the next weather
system. Seas will remain elevated, mainly above 10 feet, going into
next weekend. JD
(Issued:
238 PM PDT Mon Mar 17 2025
by NOAA)
Nobody windsurfs anymore Ian but there’s wingers….used to be just on lighter days but that’s probably changing
Access to North Island not the best and Oregon is about waves not just strong wind
Grant Bay beside Winter Harbour. Obviously not a day trip, more a "lets go there for a few days". But in Mid Sep to Dec, # windy days per month was definitively more than 50%. Wish I knew this 10 years ago when addicted to KB.
Was just wondering if useful for others to know. I guess probably not since winging not made for strong wind. But seems like a hidden gem up there during these months (for WS anyway) Onshore unfortunately, but waves should be quite huge consider they were big in light wind. (cant imagine in 20-40 kts, probably too dangerous unless experience rider)
"...since winging not made for strong wind" Huh? Not sure what's given you that impression. You must have missed all of the Clover winging logs? Where winging gets especially sketchy is launching and landing in big shore break. Oregon coast is great for winging, light or strong. Limiting factor is not so much wave size but beach break size. Gusty winds are no problem and probably handled best by a wing/foil as you can be grossly OP'd, or coast through lulls easily.
Yeah Grant faces SSE, winter storms would pound it, not the best to launch or run into problems in. Kinda like launching off the cook street stairs on a heavy SE or SE at Pipers. If you find a sandy bay /beach facing side off shore NW exposed to the pacific let us know tho
Oregon June Windsurf Crew Question, BWD/KUS/Tony/Etc...
Do (or Does?) the typical wind conditions on your Oregon yearly June trip (strong wind, gusty ish) are good for winging, or it is a big no, too extreme for winging, only windsufing is good there???
I am asking because I was going to do a writte up on some nice beach up on Van Island north for the summer (in not wind related forum), but after looking at the windapp thing in this area somewhat regularly between mid Sept to Jan, I noticed that this beach has more than half of days quite windy (20kts-40-50kts). Similar to Oregon west coast you guys go to in June. Unfortunately maybe more gusty/strong.
Will do writte up in week or so. (not wind related, but some extremely nice beach area up north).
Wind related for Sep-Dec timeframe. Or extreme wind related one would say. (based on forecast observation from the windyapp thing.)
Indeed! Wish we would get Ballenas back from CCG ….don’t these guys do anything but joy ride (testing readiness!!) burning fossil fuels? lol Westcoaster n Toeside you might have a comment
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