Deben Entrance in a NE

[davidwf]

Looking to visit Woodbridge Sat and return Sunday. Looks like both Sat and Sun will have a NE wind, with Sunday looking fairly brisk.

What is the Deben entrance like with the wind in this direction is it OK to go?

 

[Santana379]

It's not at all bad in a NE wind as the seas break on the knolls, which shelter the channel. Winds E round to SSE on the ebb are the winds to watch for.

We entered in a NE6 a few weeks ago 2.5 hours after LW and it was fine, unlike our very uncomfortable upwind/uptide passage from the Backwaters.

 

[davidwf]

It's not at all bad in a NE wind as the seas break on the knolls, which shelter the channel. Winds E round to SSE on the ebb are the winds to watch for.

We entered in a NE6 a few weeks ago 2.5 hours after LW and it was fine, unlike our very uncomfortable upwind/uptide passage from the Backwaters.

Many thanks for that I thought it should be the case but nice to have it confirmed.

 

[Otter]

Try to leave on the last of the flood, the banks do shelter the channel but the area around the bar will kick up in a fresh NE with the ebb running. Even the last of the flood is probably 2 knots against you so don't expect to leave as fast as you arrived!