Historical wind wave averages

RobLL · Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:49 pm Post subject:

A not untypical wind pattern in the central Puget Sound is that we get strong north winds and waves in the afternoon on hot days. While not scary it is quite a ride in the middle of the sound.

Jake B · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:38 pm Post subject:

I fish mainly the straits (sequim,pa,cq). when fishing and wanting to get out and back I would say I average 20 mph on most given days. that is with a 22' and 90 etec. fishing July-September. some days 15-17 some days up to 27 about as fast as I want to go in that set up.

if you do go with a c-dory I think you will find you go from 100% fishing boat to a 50-50 split between cruising, camping, and fishing. I know we did and one of the many things I am grateful for owning a cdory. had we went with a more "fishing only boat" I never would of been exposed to the other side of it.

25 is a sweet boat we are seriously thinking about upgrading as the kids have gotten older and bigger.

rogerbum · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:23 pm Post subject:

I had a 22 and currently have a Tomcat. When I had the 22, I did a lot of my fishing and cruising in the Puget Sound. In the summer, there are not many days when you have to slow down due to wind/waves. Probably <25% of all summer days. In the winter, it's probably a bit higher, but even then most days are decent for cruising. The sound is fairly well protected. Except for high N/S winds and the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, there's not a lot of places with more than a 4-5 miles of fetch. For in the Strait or out on the coast, it's a different story as most days in winter you wouldn't want to be on the water. If your primary concern is runs from Everett to Kingston or Edmonds or LaConner, etc., I wouldn't worry about having to slow way down very often.

teedidy · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:44 am Post subject:

hardee · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 12:23 pm Post subject:

Roger is pretty right. The N/S winds are typical winter winds, so they affect the Puget Sound area more than the Strait of Juan. The summer winds are West (on shore flow) or east, (offshore) and the fetch in Juan de Fuca get V E R Y long. Often times in crossing you can see and feel the Pacific "wave train" rollers. They can be 6 - 12 feet and 30 - 45 second periods. Those are not usually a problem unless there is also a tide/wind conflict.

Jake. Great to see you the other day and good to see you here.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

Jake B · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 2:31 pm Post subject:

Harvey, great to see you again as well. and for the 25' tour of your buddies boat. That got the wheels cranking on our end. I have not been on here in a while but hope to get back into it more.