Wind at the beach this weekend?

[Pablito]

Forecast is for 15-25 NW all weekend at the beach. If it happens will Stinson be doable for intermediates, or will waves be huge and scary? More important, what do you think about the forecast?

[charlie]

i hope ,
if we can get some heat in the vally it could draw in the nw wind in
if not then north wind.
and i see there is swell forcast too! over head high.

[Bullroarer Took]

Forecast is for 15-25 NW all weekend at the beach. If it happens will Stinson be doable for intermediates, or will waves be huge and scary? More important, what do you think about the forecast?[\b]

In my early days of windsurfing I tried to chase storms and be at the coast for forecasts like that. Now I never look more than 12 hours ahead and that's doubly true in winter. If those numbers are still being called for Saturday morning I'll make plans, but not before.

[storm lover]

If the wind has North cant to it, vs. strong NW direction, Stinson is less then ideal. The swells @ Stinson don't get very large, as they are blocked by the big duxbury reef which is South and West of Bolinas.....a few nice waves make it through but it's much smaller then other exposed beaches.

Later, Z.

[Pablito]

It's been T-shirt weather here (in the Valley) the last two afternoons. I think right about the time I pull off my hoodie and start sweating is when the wind hits Berkeley.

It doesn't take long for that wind to get here, though, this time of year. About an hour after (see above) the breeze hits and it starts to cool down.

Here's to hoping for warm Valley afternoons through the weekend.

[D.]

I just read the forecast, and my prediction would be north winds in the morning ... but the windline about 1/4 mile offshore. That's what happens when a ridge builds. Warm and sunny. Great beach weather. Best bet is to go surfing.

[charlie]

SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA- 240 PM PST THU NOV 10 2005
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE.
.VETERANS DAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF FOG AND PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .
SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

[OliverG]

Charlie posted the Bay forecast, here's the coastal forecast:

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG AND PATCHY DRIZZLE.
.VETERANS DAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS...INCREASING TO 11 TO 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG AND PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 12 TO 15 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 15 TO 18 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 14 TO 17 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 11 TO 14 FT.

.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 6 TO 9 FT.

[Pablito]

Damn, you guys were right. They changed the NW to N for Sunday :(

Can't swing Saturday. Guess I'll just have to head to Berkeley tomorrow and hope the wind is as steady as the sensor says it was today. Looks like summer wind!

[charlie]

it was,but its blown now ,i hope it dosent blowout
we still have draw in to the delta? thats good !


ollie youve seen me at the real beach ,do i need to say more ,you want coast.. see mr zeev or..... mike godsy.
did ya check the swell .? bang n baby...