Steep Point

Hello Everyone,

about to embark on my first trip to Steep Point, any advice on what is the ideal wind direction for balooning? 

 


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off the coast lol. ideally a

Tue, 2016-01-12 20:17

off the coast lol. ideally a north wester or westerly is good from memory of the main ledge guys balloon from??

I went this june and wind was onshore and blowing all day, plenty big flathead along the beack casting lures.

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Tue, 2016-01-12 23:24

 NW and W is onshore.
Southeast to southwest is offshore at Steep

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You fishing for goats, mate?

Wed, 2016-01-13 07:13

You fishing for goats, mate? :-)

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ahahahah when I forgot that

Wed, 2016-01-13 15:10

ahahahah when I forgot that westerly means coming in westerly direction not going in the west. my brains switched off after year 12 -_-

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 You're thinking water

Thu, 2016-01-21 05:56

 You're thinking water currents not wind.  When we talk about wind we refer to where its coming from, eg south westerly comes from the south west.  When we talk water currents we refer to the direction they'll  take us, eg a northerly set.

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 At a guess, anything east of

Tue, 2016-01-12 20:55

 At a guess, anything east of south and north.

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YEP! OFFSHORE

Tue, 2016-01-12 22:33

 has to be, otherwise the ballons aint gonna do their job. Been there 4 years in a row and love it!

Good luck mate, you will love the experience. We go in Feb and usually get the good winds.

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You normal everyday western

Wed, 2016-01-13 22:51

You normal everyday western Australian south westerly wind at your back will do the trick mate

 

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 Thanks guys heading up on

Tue, 2016-01-19 07:20

 Thanks guys heading up on Thurs for 2 days.

 

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 At this time of year its

Thu, 2016-01-21 05:59

 At this time of year its going to be south easterlies in tbe morning and south westerlies in the afternoon and be windy.  Perfect.

 

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Make sure you

Thu, 2016-01-21 08:00

 

Post a report.

Any diving of late, still got your tub ? Ive still got your hoody and gloves from 5 years ago!

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Hey Brock O, been a while

Tue, 2016-02-02 15:00

Hey Brock O, been a while that's for sure.
Sold the boat unfortunately.
Went to Steep Point with my 11 year old son and it was an awesome experience, was there for 2 nights. Caught a 15kg Cobia about 1/2 an hour after arriving and then that was it. There were a couple of Spanish Macks and a couple of big sharks caught in the time that we were there from the 15+ guys that were there, so it wasn't really going off. Loved it though and will be a bit better prepared next time out, ie bring a tent and not a swag as the mice are very friendly and leave the gay parade party balloons at home.