TV forecast was for SW 3 or 4 and the inshore waters forecast looked like this:
Wind
Northwest backing south or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State
Moderate, becoming rough later.
Weather
Fair, then rain, squally showers later.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Not very encouraging, particularly at this time of year, but maybe you have to look a little closer at the weather pattern sometimes - here are some pictures from the trip:
Ok, it was a little rougher on the Northern side of the island (great visibility - you could see spray from the waves hitting Rhoscolyn Beacon), with more swell, but still fairly calm really.
Here are two synoptic charts - what we were experiencing:
and the start of what was coming:
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