VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

Has anyone been to Nitinat this week?
What are the chances there will be wind tomorrow? Aug 12th.
Is anyone going to Nititnat tomorrow?
Is there anyone out there?.. now I'm thinking Pink Floyd..
I need to kite bad..

No.
Good.
Yes there will be winds but lighter winds tomorrow than on the windiest day of the season, sorry you missed it, take your 12M or bigger to ensure a better chance at having enough wind. A floaty board will help. The wind will come up later than usual or yesterday, probably getting best at 4:35pm. There will be a few gusts to start and then it will back off a bit, likely near dark. The day parking will be somewhat full as will the first outhouse, I would opt for the middle section for more sun and a better parking spot. Best launch area on the beach is near you guessed it, the water, suggest just below the sauna. You may ask "is there anybody in there?" But the pebbles are just right. Watch your footing as you go in, it will be wet!....and slippery with the odd jellyfish floating about. The water temperature will be around 21 degrees. Salinity varies with tide, it's really anyone's guess.....not the tide that is, the salinity....btw the airshow doesn't really start at the lake until...well....at all

Thanks Kus.. No need to rush up there at first light then.
Cheers,
B

How is the weekend forecast looking?

Based on the current weather forecast, not so good. Cloudy and showers in tofino, partly cloudy in Port Alberni.

KUS wrote:No.
Good.
Yes there will be winds but lighter winds tomorrow than on the windiest day of the season, sorry you missed it, take your 12M or bigger to ensure a better chance at having enough wind. A floaty board will help. The wind will come up later than usual or yesterday, probably getting best at 4:35pm. There will be a few gusts to start and then it will back off a bit, likely near dark. The day parking will be somewhat full as will the first outhouse, I would opt for the middle section for more sun and a better parking spot. Best launch area on the beach is near you guessed it, the water, suggest just below the sauna. You may ask "is there anybody in there?" But the pebbles are just right. Watch your footing as you go in, it will be wet!....and slippery with the odd jellyfish floating about. The water temperature will be around 21 degrees. Salinity varies with tide, it's really anyone's guess.....not the tide that is, the salinity....btw the airshow doesn't really start at the lake until...well....at all

Ok there must be some pink Floyd refs in here but I can't find them.

There was an epic 'airshow' while we were there August Long weekend after Windfest at sunset. The beautiful red airplane doing wild stunts....free falls and loops. It's been a few years since we've seen it, and it's always amazing to watch! Thank-you