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- Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:43 am
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: nitinat forecast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5648
- Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:03 am
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: nitinat forecast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5648
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:32 pm
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: nitinat forecast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5648
Never been to Nitinat before but looking at Fri, Sat and Sun (July 5, 6 and 7).
Is a temperature difference of 6C, 8C and 4C between Tofino and Port Alberni sufficient for wind? Or do I have it wrong?
See http://wind.altoning.com/temp?station=B ... C/s0000496
Is a temperature difference of 6C, 8C and 4C between Tofino and Port Alberni sufficient for wind? Or do I have it wrong?
See http://wind.altoning.com/temp?station=B ... C/s0000496
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:25 pm
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Ground Swell Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3610
Alton, your first question was why was SW swell better than NW swell. My response would be, simply the direction of the resulting peeling wave from a SW swell will be nearly perpendicular to the prevailing N, NW winds at Pistol River, giving side-off conditions. And in fact the SW swell at 2 ft did ...
- Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:20 am
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Ground Swell Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3610
Alton, You may want to diversify your experience to make use of all that driving if conditions are not right. A stand-up paddle will give you lots to do in the waves when there is no wind or sub planing conditions. I got a Starboard Wide Point 9'5". It is about 155 litres. I find the most fun with ...
- Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:58 am
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Ground Swell Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3610
Alton, how you doing :?: Here is an article on wave mechanics complete with diagrams. All beaches have their best swell direction. There may be Islands and reefs the interfere with the swell reaching a beach as well as the type of break.... beach break, reef break or point break and the direction ...
- Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:08 am
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Ground Swell Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3610
@rkwave: many thanks for the explanation. Almost forgot about my high school physics. Wave shoaling seems to summarize your explanation. Magic Sea Weed is forecasting a SW swell 2 feet 17 seconds in Pistol River/Cape Sebastian this weekend. I'm curious how high it's going to jack up. Got to wait to ...
- Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Ground Swell Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3610
Ground Swell Questions
Check out swellinfo.com for Gold Beach. Can someone explain to me the pros/cons of NW versus SW ground swell? Graham Ezzy mentioned to us at Pistol River that SW ground swell is preferred but I didn't quite understand why. I also read somewhere that longer periods are accompanied by stronger waves ...
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:17 pm
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Fee Parks, Washington St
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1083
Re: Fee Parks, Washington St
Excited to get a killer parking spot at Doug's today to find "fee parking" signage...This apparently in effect since last summer....News to me :evil: lucky to locate park dood & got a 2 vehicles for 1 deal for $30. It appears you are permitted to have more than one license plate on the pass ...
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:56 pm
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Best Campsites along the Gorge/Hood river for windsurfing
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6936
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Internet, Wx data, phone access in Oregon
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3889
Keith Teboul got data on his AT&T iPhone in Gold Beach during the AWT Pistol River Wave Bash - but still no signal at Pistol River. I only got voice/text in Gold Beach using T-Mobile and nothing at Pistol River. I suspect AT&T is better for data along the Oregon coast in bigger towns like Gold Beach ...
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Internet, Wx data, phone access in Oregon
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3889
T-Mobile will only work if your GSM smartphone (iPhone or Android from Rogers, Fido, Bell or Telus) is unlocked. If it's unlocked T-Mobile's Pay-By-The-Day is definitely the way to go. I recommend the $2/day plan for unlimited voice, text and 2G data. The $3/day also gives you 4G speed but throttles ...
- Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:08 pm
- Forum: The Rigging Area
- Topic: Internet, Wx data, phone access in Oregon
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3889