Alex_c
Well-Known Member
Hi all, we are making a first-time Voyage from Howe Sound to Desolation sound in a 22-foot sailboat. Looks like Northwest and Southeast winds ranging from five to 25 knots over the next 24 hrs.
Looking like it's 18 knots this evening... we're wondering if anyone has any idea of how big the waves would be, seems that environment Canada website is down for halibut bank.
Is there a simple equation 20 knots equals 1/2 meter waves??
Has anyone been a cross today can report on the wave height?
Appreciate the help we're planning on leaving tomorrow morning.
Depends on wind direction and tides. If the tides, currents and winds are moving in the same direction from deep water to shallow water, the waves really whip up I have found. Also, residual waves from strong winds can stick around after the wind dies. I have been out at the cap mouth after gale NW winds, and big tides, and even though the wind was only blowing 10kt, the waves were still whitecaps on top of sizable rollers. This is totally non scientific and anecdotal, so take it for what it's worth. Either way, there are so many factors at play that there doesn't seem to be a set formula of x * y = z