Wind – February 2, 2025

¡Buenos dias! The surface high centered to our northwest that has brought us the latest very windy streak has weakened, and an Oceansat satellite pass around midnight confirmed that the NNW background flow had diminished to around 10 knots. The latest model forecasts all show similar background winds for this afternoon, and infrared satellite loops early this morning indicated another sunny day ahead so we will likely see a solid thermal boost. The eastern Pacific surface high is forecast to weaken further on Monday, and all of the models show the background flow falling below the threshold that typically would help jump start our local wind machine. Similar light background flow is forecast to continue on Tuesday, with only light onshore breezes expected during the afternoon. The forecast for Wednesday through Saturday is a tricky one, as most of the latest model guidance shows the east Pacific high pressure system strengthening just enough to increase our north background flow a bit, and with sunny skies expected through the period, we could see kiteable winds each day. For now I’ll be optimistic but confidence is low.

  • Today…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
  • Monday…Mostly sunny. Northeast wind 10-12 mph.
  • Tuesday…Mostly sunny. East wind 8-10 mph.
  • Wednesday…Sunny. Northeast wind 16-18 mph.
  • Thursday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
  • Friday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
  • Saturday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.