Recently a customer asked: Long ago, windsurfers and a few kiters were the only boards on La Ventana waters. Looking at our iwindsurf.com sensor archives the average strength (since who would trust aging memories) it is clear that really powerful El Norte winds were more common 20+ years ago. These huge El Norte winds started…
Today’s wind recipe: 1. Moderate swell hitting the beaches confirms the strong winds to the north reported by the most recent ASCAT pass. 2. Checking your retina, notice the dark blue line towards the horizon. You know what that means. 3. All this reflects the strong high-pressure over the USA’s 4-Corners region, pushing El Norte…
Bottom line: GUSTY strong winds most reliably and strongest OUTSIDE once clouds clear. Punta Bufeo far to the north is already seeing 28g37. Watch our Rasta Beach sensor for early warning! Today’s wind recipe: 1. High-pressure in the Great Basin sends NNW winds down the Sea of Cortez. 2. Low-pressure south of Cabo sucks this…
Today, race with the clock. Most models have wind-killing clouds clearing by noon, while some have them lingering. Bottom line: Mid to maybe weak upper-teens focused La Ventana IF clouds clear early. Today’s wind recipe: 1. Bully boy, high pressure is preparing to move into the Great Basin to create Tuesday’s wild Baja wind, but it…
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To me Facebook has only 2 uses. One is to communicate with friends is villages where they don’t have regular e-mail. The other use is to keep up with the windsurfing/kiting/winging communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Baja where I forecast. This collage of Facebook messages illustrate this second use:
Typically, El Norte wind events, like the one building today and peaking Friday, are triggered by high pressure moving into the Great Basin 4-Corners region. Looking at this image, you can see that the high pressure today is actually pretty far to the north, and the northerly wind coming from that high pressure towards the…
Forecast Jargon Decoder: November 3, 2024 UP AND DOWN very strong NW winds on the COAST. Bay has On and Off NORTH winds sub-teens to mid 20’s strongest Pt. Isabel, Coyote and 3rd. Ave. BAJA human forecasts have started! Note: Last day of the forecast season! Go Baja! My goal each year is for the Windy…
You know the old aphorism “If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck…) Well sometimes it isn’t a duck. From the perspective of the La Ventana beaches it would appear that Sunday, Monday and today, Wednesday, we are having classic El Norte winds roaring down the Sea of Cortez. As you old time…
Dreaming of warm air and water, big swell and sandy beaches and most importantly reliable wind? Baja’s East Cape offers it all. Your accommodations can range from a tent at the campground to a private home to a resort or even bunk beds. We are going into a La Niña pattern which usually means strong…