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Forums > Windsurfing   Western Australia

Is Mandurah less windy or is it the Graph

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Created by Rad Lad > 9 months ago, 6 Jan 2009
Rad Lad
226 posts
6 Jan 2009 3:25PM
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It seems that Mandurah is at least 10 knots less windy than the rest of the metro area. Is this a fact or is the Mandurah graph wrong?

FilthyAmatuer
WA, 877 posts
6 Jan 2009 3:35PM
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I am not 100% sure, but I think the wind indicator is at the airport or something? Inland and not at the beach. I think in general mandurah coast is similar wind to Perth beaches/safety bay, but I dont sail there very much, so I could be wrong

elmo
WA, 8777 posts
6 Jan 2009 8:29PM
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The Mandurah weather station is offshore outside the river mouth on the norther side of halls head.

The accuracy of which is only going to go down hill with the increase in high rises which seem to be breeding down here

decrepit
WA, 12456 posts
6 Jan 2009 9:38PM
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So it's not to bad from the north or west, but any other direction is iffy?
Certainly though the seabreeze here is a bit lighter than Perth a lot of the time, but not as much as 10kt

snides8
WA, 1731 posts
6 Jan 2009 11:26PM
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is that where it is? no wonder- its in the lee of the land for a s to sw as Decrepit says!

WINDY MILLER
WA, 3183 posts
6 Jan 2009 11:52PM
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conspiracy, [}:)] same as Lan... also why does ocean reef always show direct south on a SW seabreeze....

grumplestiltskin
WA, 2331 posts
7 Jan 2009 7:26AM
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on a slightly different tack, does the reef out from Halls Head get waves?

Rad Lad
226 posts
7 Jan 2009 9:06AM
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Thanks, that certainly clarifies the situation.

It would be fantastic if the moderator could post similar google maps of other locations in Perth metro (ie safety sharky bay is always way different to garden island and ocean reef as already mentioned by windy miller)

elmo
WA, 8777 posts
7 Jan 2009 10:29AM
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if you go to
www.bom.gov.au/wa/observations/perth.shtml

then click on each location it will bring up another page with the Lat and long for that location, pump those number into Googlesmurf and you will have them

Rad Lad
226 posts
7 Jan 2009 11:16AM
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you are a clever chap Elmo, thanks for that.

Rad Lad
226 posts
7 Jan 2009 11:27AM
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Can't seem to find the one for Safety Sharky Bay?

elmo
WA, 8777 posts
7 Jan 2009 2:03PM
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That's because it's not a BOM sensor, but one Laurie has all his own out there cleverly attached mid way up the third pine tree from the boat ramp

decrepit
WA, 12456 posts
7 Jan 2009 7:27PM
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grumplestiltskin said...

on a slightly different tack, does the reef out from Halls Head get waves?


I've sailed it in a winter westerly before, from the end of the point, jump a wave going out ride it backhand coming back, nice smooth section between waves and point.
Not sure about a summer SW, think it needs a big swell.



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