Watching next Friday big waves, offshore wind

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by Betty, Jan 3, 2015.

  1. Betty

    Betty Well-Known Member

    Oct 14, 2012
    This is a long way off, but it's fun to think about it for us in Florida: too big for me, but the reformed waves could be fun.


    TIDES
    Low: 04:31 AM -0.02 ft 04:59 PM 0.12 ft
    High: 10:53 AM 1.83 ft 11:11 PM 1.69 ft
    WIND SWELL
    6am WNW 9mph ENE 12.1 ft @ 13 sec
    9am WNW 9mph ENE 11.1 ft @ 13 sec
    12pm WNW 9mph ENE 10.0 ft @ 12 sec
     
  2. maddogg

    maddogg Well-Known Member

    173
    Aug 29, 2013
    That's how swellinfo gets you to keep coming back, to keep loading those ads, and putting cash in their pockets. If it didn't look hopeful a week out you wouldn't click so much.
    I hope we get waves anyway. Just sayin, si always has some hope a week out...
     

  3. thetoeguy2000

    thetoeguy2000 Active Member

    36
    Dec 1, 2010
    I call it the "swellinfo backpedal". 7days out it's head-high+/ 5 days it's down to chest-2-shoulder/ 3days it's waist-high/ then eventually it's 1-2' knee-thigh...never fails. (p.s. I'm also in "dirty jerz"). Might be more accurate on the Left Coast where they actually get "swell" and not just waves.
     
  4. live4truth

    live4truth Well-Known Member

    866
    Feb 9, 2007
    Show me another forecasting site with better consistency in forecasting...maybe the "narrative" type of reporting from local shops may be a bit more biased but SI gives you more than enough resources on the site to double check the reporting data. We're talking east coast surf...of course it's going to "backpedal"...not uncommon on all forecasting sites...
     
  5. CDsurf

    CDsurf Well-Known Member

    391
    May 10, 2014
    heritagesurf gets it pretty close.
     
  6. worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

    Oct 13, 2013
    the Margate store is the best.
     
  7. LazyE

    LazyE Well-Known Member

    Aug 6, 2014
    So do I, so do I.
     
  8. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
  9. worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

    Oct 13, 2013
    lets let betty name our winter storms..
    like on WC.
     
  10. fl.surfdog

    fl.surfdog Well-Known Member

    Dec 6, 2010
    If the forecast holds true its gonna be insaaaaane, without the Wayne. We all could do without a little Wayne.
     
  11. Betty

    Betty Well-Known Member

    Oct 14, 2012
    I sm not nearly clever enough to name a swell, but am open to suggestions :)
     
  12. worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

    Oct 13, 2013
    just a suggestion.
    start w/current pets and work backwards.
     
  13. Betty

    Betty Well-Known Member

    Oct 14, 2012

    Aha! Okay. Let's name this Swell Peter since it is fading quickly, losing some of it's promise, like the name of aN otherwise nice good looking guy I briefly dated about 40 years ago....
     
    Last edited: Jan 4, 2015