deepfried.tv forum - Sailing sessions - Wellington region #3

05.09.06 10.09 pm

NORTH - PLIMMERTON

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SOUTH - LYALL BAY

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Could someone report on Lyall bay tomorrow please. Could be on for cross-off if that wind kicks to 20kts in the early arvo (hopefully); and prob thursday too if that swell sticks around...cheers.

Report from Chris at Lyall @ 13:11

3-ft plus. Wind cross-off. Rigging 5.3 on a big board.

So was it any good? Swell still looked good at around 5.45pm but wind very light. Looking at wind.co.nz throughout the day seemed marginal as well @ around 15 knots most of the afternoon.

Swell was HUGE at times with consistent sets rolling in.

Wind was a bit too off shore and light to be comfortable. Made for some very scary moments when trying to get out thorugh the shorebreak. If you timed it wrong and met a decent set you could forget it..... turn around and head back in as there was no way you'l make it out.

It was a bit of a grovel and timing the waves on the way in was crucial, it was quite offshore and very light so you had to pretty much catch a well formed almost breaking wave, take a late drop and use the wave speed to get you around.

when/if you did catch one, the rides were pretty good. Swell was well formed and peeling most of the way, 3-4 turns before the big close out. some sellls were very big..... loads of fun but a little scary with not much wind.

a 5deg direction change or another 5-8knts and it would have been primo.

A couple of guys ended up going for a surf instead, a good option. But as the tide dropped to low the swell tends to get a bit confused and closes out all over the place. Mid tide at Lyall seems to be best.

keep an eye out for later on this week... possibly this weekend. I'll say no more so I don't jinx it.

Yeah Metservice forecast some heavy southwest swell for the end of the week...! the question is ... the wind SW, NW? not really clear actually...

I'll try to go down Kaikoura coast this weekend to find a good waveriding, hopefully...! cheers

Plimmerton or Lyall bay tomorrow...what'll it be???

SAT: Strong 'northerlies' by lunch.... LYALL_(ground) Swell possibly building in the arvo. PLIM_ looked pretty flat friday but if it's windy all day sat, it could be ok in the arvo.

SUN: northerlies a little less but still enough to sail in; Lyall could be primo! (but maybe a bit too offshore).

Would be great if people could confirm conditions on the weekend...

Plimmerton is looking ok, wind is NW, and building, probably 5.0 weather at the moment. Swell and tide the only problem, probably only about knee high at the moment.

LINK: www.g5.co.nz

Lyall is flat as a pancake.

Theres is a tiny 1/2 ft ground swell but even the desperate surfers are having trouble. Wind looks ok but as usual it really gusty.

Best bet looks to be Plimi, even though the tides are are bit off. at least it will be fun blasting around.

A good weekend in Wellies, Sailing both Sat and Sun at plimi.

A good 20-30knts out on 4.2-5.0 sails. Wind was a little W and onshore and the tide was pretty full. But there was still plenty of swell to have fun in and hit a few ramps at full speed.

Troy won the highest jump award again (it must be that fat nose on his evo).

Gary won the destructo award for trashing is sail in the shore break.

oh yeah..... it was sunny all weekend too. (and today)

Its all on in Welly today!

If you can get off work, then take your pick.... down the line sailing in 2-4ft at Lyall Bay (could be a bit off shore and gusty).

Or - head north for some classic Plimi action.

Webcams and predictions (above) are looking pretty good

Any one get out for a sail today? Despite my fully developed blubber layer, I couldn't stomach the lovely weather today. Did Lyall Bay work at all?

I'm saving up for Thursday...

Yeah, Thursday looks good for me. Please keep me informed 'cos now I work in town I can't follow conditions so well. I can still give good reports at the weekend! Thanks, Will

went out at plim today, was fun

West coast is pumping this morning up by Paekak if you want to go for a surf!...

So, it would seem that anyone who lives and works up near Plimmerton must be scoring big everyday!! It's been NW after NW after NW... Sheesh!!

Is this typical for this time of year? It's all good and swell, but its pretty tough to get out there from the City during the week. Where's a good teleport station when you need one.

FISH

yeeap, some spring seasons are windy than others. However this one has definately kicked off to a good start. Daylight savings (first weekend of october) will definately enable after work plimmy missions.

Lyall looks like its cranking today. at least its sailable.... yesterday was just stupid windy. Did anyone manage to get out?

Today: Southerly 35 knots gusting 45 knots.

Swell - For Wellington South Coast: Southerly 4 metres, easing to 2 metres late Friday and to 1 metre or less Saturday...

The sun even seems to be poking its head out every now and the also :-)

Is anybody thinking of going out after work today? Looks to SE to be a lot of fun. Wind still very strong and there must be huge swell. Did anybody have a look at Lyall today?

Nope, but I am thinking of giving it a shot. If there are reports of it looking decent, I'll probably shoot down there, but won't be til about 5pm or so.

Too bad, no reports... I'm heading down to take a peak and maybe a wee rip. Hope to see SOMEONE there... OI!

Hats off to Woo and Lawrence.

After having my ass handed to me a number of times yesterday at Lyall Bay, including a big swim to shore from the middle of the bay, it was nice to see how the place is supposed to be sailed. Good work guys!

By the way, there was a guy snapping a few photos there and i have his email address. I can try to get a few to you if you send me yours.

Hey Mike (assuming its you) Yes, one of those typical 'exhiliarating' Lyall days where just being out in the big swell is fun. I'd be keen to get some pics off that guy if he has any. My email address lawrence.young@orionhealth.com

I'm hoping that wind will stay up after 5pm today altho I went to have a look at lunchtime and its already dropped heaps.

Cheers

Lawrence

Aaagh, looked so nice yesterday arvo, but too sick to make it. I am planning to go for a sail over lunchtime today to catch the tail end of the southerly lashing. Anyone else up for it?

The suns out and it looks a comfortable 4.0 - 4.5

I will come and check at about 1 pm. Wind is dropping but hopefully the sun will be out more. Wind forecast for the next few days is real strange. S-N-S-N-S-N in a space of a couple of days.

if its going S-N-S-N-S-N then it could be good for a Lyall cross-off wave session.

Might be worth keeping an eye on it.

Anyone Keen for a Paliser Mission. Get some point breaks!

sunday maybe