We saw your update about the broken oar and wave on Facebook! Sounds rough. Your current conditions appear to be holding steady – the wind has not slacked off quite yet. Satellite and surface analyses put the wind out of the NE at about 20 knots. Temperatures are a balmy 70 degrees F during the day and nighttime cooling a little to the high 60’s. Significant wave heights are 3 to 4 meters, a bit gnarly, hopefully you don’t lose another oar. Currents look a little confused at your location (1am) but slightly north and west of you there is an easterly current that you can hitch a ride on between 1 and 2 knots.
In the near future, winds and waves should decrease a little but things should feel mostly the same. The Azores High is still being affected by a low pressure system in the North Atlantic and as it is pushed to the east the winds will become more easterly and less northerly – that should blow you in the right direction at least. Unfortunately, your westward current is going to shift to a stronger, southerly current (according to RTOFS) so that will be a challenge. Longer term, the winds and waves appear to decrease even further, however, you will have to punch through the southerly current to get back to the easterly current that will help you out.
Next 12 hours
Winds 15-18 knots from the NE
Waves (significant wave height) 2-3 meters
current 1-2 meters per second, from the east
12-18 hours
Winds 15-18 knots from the NE, though weaker than the past 12 hours
Waves 2-3 meters
current 1-2 meters per second from the south
24 hours
Winds decrease to 12-15 knots still out of the NE
Waves continue to decrease still between 2 and 3 m
current 1-2 meters per second, still with a southerly component
And remember…
“In the stormy current of life characters are weights or floats which at one time make us glide along the bottom, and at another maintain us on the surface.”
Hippolyte Taine
forecasters Brown and Bayern