Day 10 Cairns-Singapore. North West Monsoon/Cyclone season - unpredictable weather and living up to it's reputation
Wednesday 17th Dec '25 I have been keeping a very close eye on the weather forecast which is changeable to say the least! Managing routing is determined by frequent weather updates on yacht deliveries . There were 2 lows forming and as of yesterday they were forecast to turn from east to south away from Indonesia and into the big open sea then build into cyclones with up to 135kt winds. Although we would not be hit by these cyclones we would potentially be effected by the waves produced. I checked again this morning and 2 has changed into 1. Like I said, changeable. So with that in mind and although the conditions don't look too bad I had decided, as always, to be cautious and dive into Bali for a couple or more days and wait till things look a little more predictable or settled as the next leg from Bali to the channel were we change course from west to north into the more sheltered area is 650nm which is 3.5 days motoring. As there are very few places to hide along th...