When should I leave? How do I pick a weather window?
Picking a weather window isn’t about reading one forecast. It’s about comparing your passage across several candidate departure days and across several models, then judging how much to trust the picture.
The Weather Officer blends several forecast models, checks them against the nearest weather station, and shows where they agree.
And it keeps watching after you commit: if the picture shifts, it tells you whether to adjust or wait. The call is always yours. The Weather Officer gives you the working, with the freshest data at the time, not a black-box verdict.
The Weather Officer blends several forecast models, checks them against the nearest weather station, and shows where they agree.
General information for Australian operators, current as of May 2026. Rules change and recreational rules vary by state. Always confirm against the source(s) linked above (your AMSA, Australian Sailing or state maritime authority). This is not legal advice.