to go or not to go... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

rogersmith · 01-11-2015, 04:13 PM

so when you guys check wave and wind forecasts for launching at LJ, when do you say nope, hitting calmer water today. I know for many its about wind prediction, but wave height and period?

YakDout · 01-11-2015, 04:57 PM

When I had my revolution, nothing would stop me. My PA, 3-4 with close period will do it for me now. For wind, anything above 12-15, I'm out...

FISH11 · 01-11-2015, 05:11 PM

When magic seaweed says 3 to 5 feet it makes for interesting launches and even more eventful landing, but that is not what stops me. It's the wind over 12mph that make so many whitecaps in between the swells. That makes for a rough time out there and depending on the wind direction it can be a real paint trying to paddle back into the wind.

Silbaugh4liberty · 01-11-2015, 07:07 PM

Surf report was WRONG again today! It was a cake walk!

GregAndrew · 01-11-2015, 07:13 PM

Anything over 10' swells when accompanied with 20+ knot winds (unless camping at Catalina).

Personally, I don't take anybody's forecast as gospel. General swell size and direction are fairly accurate. Weather is far less accurate. And wind speed and direction are almost always wrong. These things tell me more where to fish, not when to fish. If I want to fish, I will check out the conditions at the launch location suited for the predicted conditions. Extremes in wind, chop or rain can make me turn around and go home. Also some combinations like wind and rain. And any amount of lightning in the area are no good. In the end though, this is an individual decision for each person based on their equipment, abilities and experience. I will never again recommend to anyone to go out or follow me out in conditions they are uncomfortable in (Except Tony cause his crashes are entertaining)

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Btw, last nights forecast for La Jolla shores was 7' waves with 3' wind swell and 10 - 15mph wind. Other than the heavy drizzle (and lack of fish), it was a nice day out there. Got my first UW Red Crab video today too.

Silbaugh4liberty · 01-11-2015, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Anything over 10' swells when accompanied with 20+ knot winds (unless camping at Catalina).

Personally, I don't take anybody's forecast as gospel. General swell size and direction are fairly accurate. Weather is far less accurate. And wind speed and direction are almost always wrong. These things tell me more where to fish, not when to fish. If I want to fish, I will check out the conditions at the launch location suited for the predicted conditions. Extremes in wind, chop or rain can make me turn around and go home. Also some combinations like wind and rain. And any amount of lightning in the area are no good. In the end though, this is an individual decision for each person based on their equipment, abilities and experience. I will never again recommend to anyone to go out or follow me out in conditions they are uncomfortable in (Except Tony cause his crashes are entertaining)

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Btw, last nights forecast for La Jolla shores was 7' waves with 3' wind swell and 10 - 15mph wind. Other than the heavy drizzle (and lack of fish), it was a nice day out there. Got my first UW Red Crab video today too.

Good advice! Nice meeting you and Tony out there today! Wish I would've landed one today. 30 min fight lost to kelp (no mostly due to my crap snell job). At least I got to see why I lost it, rather than it being a mystery lost fish. Hope to run into you guys again sometime.

ful-rac · 01-11-2015, 08:18 PM

Yep...surfn a 1' wave in a PA was the highlight of the day for me. ...

Or was it 8"s?

01-11-2015, 04:13 PM	#1
rogersmith Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 465	to go or not to go... so when you guys check wave and wind forecasts for launching at LJ, when do you say nope, hitting calmer water today. I know for many its about wind prediction, but wave height and period?

01-11-2015, 05:11 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	When magic seaweed says 3 to 5 feet it makes for interesting launches and even more eventful landing, but that is not what stops me. It's the wind over 12mph that make so many whitecaps in between the swells. That makes for a rough time out there and depending on the wind direction it can be a real paint trying to paddle back into the wind. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

01-11-2015, 07:13 PM	#5
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Anything over 10' swells when accompanied with 20+ knot winds (unless camping at Catalina). Personally, I don't take anybody's forecast as gospel. General swell size and direction are fairly accurate. Weather is far less accurate. And wind speed and direction are almost always wrong. These things tell me more where to fish, not when to fish. If I want to fish, I will check out the conditions at the launch location suited for the predicted conditions. Extremes in wind, chop or rain can make me turn around and go home. Also some combinations like wind and rain. And any amount of lightning in the area are no good. In the end though, this is an individual decision for each person based on their equipment, abilities and experience. I will never again recommend to anyone to go out or follow me out in conditions they are uncomfortable in (Except Tony cause his crashes are entertaining). Btw, last nights forecast for La Jolla shores was 7' waves with 3' wind swell and 10 - 15mph wind. Other than the heavy drizzle (and lack of fish), it was a nice day out there. Got my first UW Red Crab video today too.

01-11-2015, 08:18 PM	#7
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Yep...surfn a 1' wave in a PA was the highlight of the day for me. ... Or was it 8"s? __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

01-11-2015, 04:57 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	When I had my revolution, nothing would stop me. My PA, 3-4 with close period will do it for me now. For wind, anything above 12-15, I'm out...