Ravenspoint Weather Station

9°C

Ravenspoint, Trearddur Bay, Ynys Gybi

Updated: 01/01/1970 08:40

Trearddur Bay sailing weather

Should I go sailing?

No clear window

No clearly suitable period; least risky conditions are around 09:25.

Why: Wind now 25.0 kt from NW; no two consecutive green forecast windows; next six hours 25.0–29.0 kt, gusting up to 46.8 kt; wind direction changing NW to NNW to NW; rain chance up to 97%; 1 active Met Office warning.

Models broadly agreeStation and Met Office guidance broadly agree · wind difference 0.3 kt · direction difference 15°

Forecast confidenceEstablished

Station 08:39 · forecast 08:32 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: Storm Austen bringing a spell of strong winds with transport disruption likely and possible damaging winds in some areas. — Strong west to northwesterly winds will spread across southern parts of England and Wales during Thursday night and into Friday. Gusts of 50-60 mph are likely and some coastal or exposed areas could see 70 mph or more, this more likely over parts of southwest England. Ahead of this, a spell of southerly winds with gusts of 50-60 mph will move east along the south coast of England during Thursday night. Winds will slowly ease during Friday afternoon. Strong winds will be also combined with periods of heavy rain making for difficult travel conditions.

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Ravenspoint station

Conditions now

Updated 08:39

Wind now25.0 kt

Wind directionNW315°

Gust, last hour46.1 kt

1-hour average23.9 kt

Temperature9.2°C

Rain now0.0 mm/h

3-hour wind trendRapidly Increasing+10.3 kt/h

Marine model guidance

Sea state near Trearddur Bay

Updated hourly

Wave height1.9 mUp to 2.7 m in six hours

Wave period7.2 sLonger periods can carry more energy

Wave directionNNW334° from

Swell height0.9 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.

09:25

Likely unsuitable 25.0 kt NNW Gust 42.2 kt Rain 95% · Daylight High tide 08:44

Short course 345° magnetic Oppy 1R · Optimist 2R · Feva 11R Slow 11R · Myth 11R · Misc 23R · 1/2 Rater 23R Start Red · R = reverse

Local model

10:25

Likely unsuitable 25.3 kt NW Gust 41.1 kt Rain 97% · Daylight

Short course 330° magnetic Oppy 1R · Optimist 3R · Feva 12R Slow 12R · Myth 12R · Misc 26R · 1/2 Rater 14 Start Red · R = reverse

Local model

11:25

Likely unsuitable 26.4 kt NW Gust 42.3 kt Rain 95% · Daylight

Short course 315° magnetic Oppy 1R · Optimist 3R · Feva 11 Slow 12R · Myth 12R · Misc 14 · 1/2 Rater 14 Start G/W · R = reverse

Local model