Trearddur Bay sailing weather

Should I go sailing?

Likely suitable

Likely sailing window from 15:25 to 17:25.

Why: Wind now 20.0 kt from N; next six hours 13.8–17.3 kt, gusting up to 25.0 kt; wind direction remaining N; rain chance up to 90%; 1 active Met Office warning.

Models broadly agreeStation and Met Office guidance broadly agree · wind difference 3.1 kt · direction difference 6°
Forecast confidenceEstablished

Station 11:34 · forecast 11:32 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: Heavy showers and thunderstorms likely to lead to some travel disruption and flash flooding. — Heavy showers and some thunderstorms are expected to continue across northern England and north Wales this morning before easing this afternoon. These are likely to bring 15 to 20 mm in less than an hour in a few places, with 30-40 mm possible over several hours. These accumulations may lead to a few places seeing some flooding. Alongside the rain, there are additional hazards of lightning and hail.

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Ravenspoint station

Conditions now

Updated 11:34
Wind now20.0 kt
Wind directionN0°
Gust, last hour25.2 kt
1-hour average16.9 kt
Temperature15.9°C
Rain now0.0 mm/h
3-hour wind trendRapidly Increasing+3.3 kt/h

Marine model guidance

Sea state near Trearddur Bay

Updated hourly
Wave height0.9 mUp to 1.0 m in six hours
Wave period4.3 sLonger periods can carry more energy
Wave directionNW325° from
Swell height0.4 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 and nearby high or low tide turns. Wind guidance uses the local six-hour model, with Met Office data retained as an independent cross-check and rainfall source.

12:25
Marginal 17.3 kt N Gust 25.0 kt Rain 4% · Daylight Local model
13:25
Marginal 15.5 kt N Gust 22.7 kt Rain 4% · Daylight Local model
14:25
Marginal 15.5 kt N Gust 24.0 kt Rain 4% · Daylight High tide 15:52 Local model
15:25
Likely suitable 14.2 kt N Gust 22.0 kt Rain 4% · Daylight High tide 15:52 Local model
16:25
Likely suitable 14.2 kt N Gust 21.7 kt Rain 4% · Daylight High tide 15:52 Local model
17:25
Likely suitable 13.8 kt N Gust 21.1 kt Rain 4% · Daylight Local model

Experimental local model

Next six hours

How the model works
12:25Marginal

17.3 kt N

Likely 20.1–21.1 kt

Gust 25.0 kt

Chance of gust 18 kt or more: 99%
13:25Marginal

15.5 kt N

Likely 19.5–22.4 kt

Gust 22.7 kt

Chance of gust 18 kt or more: 97%
14:25Marginal

15.5 kt N

Likely 16.5–18.6 kt

Gust 24.0 kt

Chance of gust 18 kt or more: 93%
15:25Likely suitable

14.2 kt N

Likely 15.3–16.9 kt

Gust 22.0 kt

Chance of gust 18 kt or more: 90%
16:25Likely suitable

14.2 kt N

Likely 15.4–17.2 kt

Gust 21.7 kt

Chance of gust 18 kt or more: 84%
17:25Likely suitable

13.8 kt N

Likely 14.9–16.6 kt

Gust 21.1 kt

Chance of gust 18 kt or more: 76%

Independent cross-check

Met Office, next six hours

Strongest wind
16.4 kt
Strongest gust
24.9 kt
Rain chance
90%
Temperature
14–16°C
View the detailed Met Office forecast

Trearddur Bay

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