Ravenspoint Weather Station

12°C

Ravenspoint, Trearddur Bay, Ynys Gybi

Updated: 01/01/1970 09:19

Trearddur Bay sailing weather

Should I go sailing?

No clear window

No clearly suitable period; least risky conditions are around 10:10.

Why: Wind now 25.0 kt from SSE; no two consecutive green forecast windows; next six hours 23.8–27.0 kt, gusting up to 42.1 kt; wind direction changing SSE to S to SSW; rain chance up to 97%; 1 active Met Office warning.

Models broadly agreeStation and Met Office guidance broadly agree · wind difference 3.8 kt · direction difference 6°

Forecast confidenceEstablished

Station 09:18 · forecast 09:17 Guidance only — not a go/no-go instruction. Check your ability, boat, sea state, tide and official warnings before sailing.

Active Met Office warning

Yellow: A spell of strong south to south-westerly winds may cause some disruption during Monday evening and the early hours of Tuesday. — South to south-westerly winds will increase from the west during Monday evening with gusts of 45-50 mph inland and 60-65 mph along exposed coasts and over high ground. The strong winds will be accompanied by heavy rain at times. Winds will then ease from the west during the early hours, before increasing again across northern parts of the UK early on Tuesday morning.

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Ravenspoint station

Conditions now

Updated 09:18

Wind now25.0 kt

Wind directionSSE158°

Gust, last hour40.8 kt

1-hour average24.3 kt

Temperature12.2°C

Rain now0.0 mm/h

3-hour wind trendRapidly Increasing+2.7 kt/h

Marine model guidance

Sea state near Trearddur Bay

Updated hourly

Wave height1.9 mUp to 2.8 m in six hours

Wave period5.8 sLonger periods can carry more energy

Wave directionSSW198° from

Swell height1.1 mModelled offshore grid value

Marine model guidance from Open-Meteo. Coastal resolution is limited and this must not replace local observation, nautical forecasts or seamanship.

Decision timeline

Sailing outlook by hour

Next six hours

Wind, gusts, rain, daylight, nearby tide turns and the wind-based TBSC 2026 course selection. Forecast bearings are converted approximately to magnetic; race officers should shorten for poor visibility, rough sea or other local concerns.

10:10

Likely unsuitable 25.1 kt SSE Gust 40.7 kt Rain 97% · Daylight High tide 09:18

Short course 150° magnetic Oppy 1Y · Optimist 3 · Feva 12 Slow 12 · Myth 13 · Misc 13 · 1/2 Rater 14R Start G/W · R = reverse

Local model

11:10

Likely unsuitable 23.8 kt S Gust 40.5 kt Rain 94% · Daylight

Short course 180° magnetic Oppy 1Y · Optimist 2 · Feva 11 Slow 11 · Myth 11 · Misc 23 · 1/2 Rater 23 Start Red · R = reverse

Local model

12:10

Likely unsuitable 25.4 kt SSW Gust 39.3 kt Rain 50% · Daylight

Short course 210° magnetic Oppy 1R · Optimist 3R · Feva 10R Slow 10R · Myth 10R · Misc 18R · 1/2 Rater 18R Start Red · R = reverse

Local model