Offshore Fishing Reports - Could this weekend be the Weekend??? - According to Reefcast its looking like it could layout enough to get to the stream this weekend. Unfortunately it just so happens to be one of the busiest weekends at the beach but I don't
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Joined: Oct 25, 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Monroe,NC
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject: Help Understanding Wave Forecast !!!!!
I am relatively new to the saltwater fishing scene and was wondering if someone could help me out, I generally fish out of Oak Island,NC and live in Charlotte,NC about 200 miles away.
I need help with understanding wave forecast and help with some resources, all I ever see is EX. 2'- to 4' seas, that doesn't tell me much other than wave height, Is there a way to tell which conditions are best for Oak Island/Southport area??? Is there a way to tell whether 2 to 4' seas would be a nice slow up and down or a bone rattling slam into the next wave, what about chop, these are all things I here but am not comfortable with.
Also any help with what conditions are best for Oak Island area.
Click on Reefcast on the toolbar at the top of the page, click on the spot you want to fish. It will give you a graph of wind speed/wind direction and a graph of wave height/period. Then set it to ensomble and that will give you a graph of the forcast certainty(lines close together =pretty certain). ALWAYS use all availible forcast tools and your knoggin to make the call based on you and your boats limitations. Hope this helps. _________________ Donnie (Reel Affliction II)
Joined: Jan 27, 2008 Posts: 36 Location: Central NC
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:11 am Post subject:
I can say what a great help the reefcast is. I am self employed and can slip away from work at a moments notice 75% of the time. Watching the reefcast is the way I plan my fishing trips.(Along with advice from a great friend from CB.) With the way the weather has been the past year, most weekends just don't workout. I have a 19' Seahunt w/ 115 yam. so it's got to be pretty nice for me to head offshore. Along w/ what Capt. Dave said about wave distance apart, I Also pay attention to wind speed. 15 kts or higher on my boat somebody's getting wet, either going out or returning home. I'd like to give a great big THANK YOU to Capt. Dave and all the folks who help on FPT web-site. Keep up the good work guys. You are very important to lots of fishermen who need this info to stay safe. _________________ May the water be smooth and the fish fight rough...............Wavepounder
Joined: Oct 27, 2006 Posts: 208 Location: wilmington
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:48 am Post subject:
CAPN DAVES RIGHT, WAVE PERIOD, TIGHTER PERIOD THE ROUGHER IT IS. ALSO WHEN ITS A BUILDING SEA FORECAST, WELL STAY ON THE HILL. WHEN ITS N.E. WIND ITS FLAT DOWN THERE TO ABOUT 5 MILES OUT WHERE AS ON THE EAST SIDE ITS AN A55 KICKER. REEFCAST IS A GREAT TOOL, WHEN REEFCAST AND NOAA AGREE, THATS A PRETTY ACCURATE FORECAST.......AND ITS FORECASTING. AND IF ITS FORECASTED ON THE ROUGHER SIDE, YOU CAN COUNT ON IT BEING ROUGHER THAN HECK _________________ Anchor slave
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Offshore Fishing Reports - Could this weekend be the Weekend??? - According to Reefcast its looking like it could layout enough to get to the stream this weekend. Unfortunately it just so happens to be one of the busiest weekends at the beach but I don't
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