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Dutch Downwind Forecast
📖 Sources & logic
Wave height formula based on: wind speed, water depth and fetch length. Inspired by Young & Verhagen 1999, modified by Sibren
Google maps overview of DW runs in the Netherlands
Wind speed/direction: OpenWeather Maps (refreshed every hour)
Water depth: Rijkswaterstaat
Fetch length: based on wind direction distance to shore
Ideal wind angle & range for each run is based on experience
Blue arrow is current direction and arrow size is current m/s
Current: Rijkswaterstaat verwachting for IJmuiden 200 meters offshore
Minimum time required: 2x driving between start-finish, 30minute rigging, 15kmph avg straight line speed (foiling most of the way)
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Sibren