windfreaks - whats the weather
Which way is the wind blowing, how stong is it? what time is high\low tide, these are the a few of the most asked questions. If you are an experienced local boarder then you will know the answer or you will know where to get the answer, but what if you are a newbie or from out of town where do you look, who do you ask? here of course!
The links below will give you information on the weather and the tides from as far west as Portland and as far east as the Solent & Isle of Whight and many places in between.
The weather sites listed below are live feed, forecasted weather and recoreded wind speed at certain points along the coast.
- Weymouth Live Weather feed
- Purbeck Live Weather feed
- Poole harbour Live Weather feed
- Poole Yacht Club Live Weather feed
- Lymington Starting platform Live Weather feed
- Bramble Bank IOW Live Weather feed
Live Feed
(Please Note: the Purbeck site is currently off line due to broken equipment)Forecast
- MetCheck weather forecast site
- Wind Guru weather and wind forecast site
- XC Weather, shows current wind speed and weather forecast site
- Magicseaweed, although mainly a surfer site, it has a couple of usefull wind and swell forecasters on the site
- Wind Finders,as well as world weather forecast this site will tell you the difference between the Beaufort scale and Knots (as in windspeed)
Wind speed archive (PLEASE NOTE: the 3 sites below do not work in Mozilla Firefox)
- Portland Harbour recorded wind speed
- Hurst Castle recorded wind speed
- Lymington Starting Platform recorded wind speed
Tidal Predictions
- National Tidal and Sea Level Facility
- Admairalty Easytide
- Tide times to your mobile, anytime, anywhere
If you want a small hurmourous poster of the beaufort scale (the measurement of the wind) then download this page
If you have a favourite weather or tide site that is not listed then let me know and I will add it to the list.
Remember
The weather can change in minutes, and no tidal predictions can tell you what the current is like, so if you are not sure then seek advice before venturing out onto the water and always let somebody know where you are going and when you expect to be back.