Guilde to windsurfing locations

[ulfp]

quote:F2 wrote:
 How sure are you that there’s wind?

During last NE (after my earlier posts in this thread), i used the following information to forecast the wind/waves for the Desaru area:

1. Look at the MMS Forecast for  tioman waters. Look for the "Dangerous to small crafts" warning and 40-50km/hr wind (I also got some good days without the warning and only 30-40km/hr forecasts). Please observe H2O's earlier post, so make the go/no-go decision as late as possible.

2. Look at forecast for tioman in the shipping bulletin.

3. Look at the  weather map.

If all the above forecast OK wind/waves you have high chance of a good day. Worked for me during Feb/Mar 2003. Only one 'not so good day' and that was due to major rain, so it may helps to check if consistent rain is forecasted (1 & 2, or  radar/weather map).

 

quote:Btw any one willing to go Tanjong Balau on weekdays?

Working on weekdays, so will mainly go on weekends, but if forecast seems exceptionally good, I will take a day off...

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Then how come ManaMana seems to have better wind than Spore if it's south of us ? Everywhere else seems to get NE before us ..

[ulfp]

The wind is normally stronger and less gusty on the 'open sea' than over land. When the NE is on, there is lots of water in the NE direction from ManaMana (thousands of kilometers). Singapore on the other hand have no open sea whatsoever in the NE direction.

In addition, when major sea and land areas meet, and their temperature difference is significant, it can contribute to the wind (especially in the afternoon), but I’m not too sure how much this contributes in this ‘tropical’ region.

Both of the above gives the ‘upper hand’ to ManaMana even though it is a few kilometers to the south.

[sukhdev]

Ulf is spot on. Take a look at a map. The wind goes over a fair bit of Johor before we get it in singapore. The fetch for both waves and wind in Bintan is literally the entire south china sea, same for kuantan.

there can even be mirco differences within the same area, eg in kuantan if you sail up to the headland on the left where the port is, as you head out past the headland the wind and swell pick up noticeably.

the definitive book on this topic is "The Sailors Wind" by Stuart H Walker. Its not easy reading but its a marvellously detailed book covering how wind affects sailing and what affects the wind.