Photo by: John Ridsdel "Storm approaching Manila Bay"
Philippine Weather
Philippine weather and Puerto Galera weather for sailing has two distinct seasons: Northeast monsoon "Amihan" winds, from November to April; and, Southwest monsoon "Habagat" winds, from May to October. Tropical storms and typhoons (hurricanes / cyclones) may affect Philippine weather at any time of year but most frequently from April through to November; typhoons almost never affect the sailing around Mindanao, because it is too far South, creating excellent cruising opportunities from Samal Island (in the Davao Gulf), around the East coast to Dapitan (Zamboanga Del Norte).
Because the Philippines is so strategically located, between the West Pacific and the South China Sea, Puerto Galera weather forecasts, Philippine weather forecasts and typhoon warnings are available through a myriad of different weather forecast sources.
Puerto Galera weather forecasts and Philippine weather forecasts contain hourly, six hourly, daily and weekly weather forecasts & updates, including satellite imagery, barometric weather charts and weather webcams.
Weather NOW
Get the actual Puerto Galera weather right-now-this-minute from Muelle Pier, where the Puerto Galera weather webcams located at Sharkeez Pizzeria & Internet Cafe: Puerto Galera webcam
For more Philippine weather and Puerto Galera weather webcams, located along the Puerto Galera peninsula beaches, click here: MyCam-Asia.tv
Get the Philippine weather picture from space - hourly infra-red satellite imagery for the Puerto Galera, Philippines, West Pacific and the South China Sea:
Kochi University, Japan
This Joint Typhoon Warning Center link provides early warning of tropical storms and typhoons by indicating locations where the weather conditions are currently conducive to the formation of tropical storms and typhoons.
Typhoon WARNINGS
Receive EMAIL TYPHOON WARNINGS for tropical storms and typhoons that may directly affect Puerto Galera and other popular Philippine water sports and sailing areas? Click this link and we will add you to the Philippine Typhoon Warnings email list.
For typhoon warnings, the last known position, expected track and typhoon strike probability of current tropical storms affecting Puerto Galera, the West Pacific and the South China Sea we recommend:
Joint Typhoon Warnings Center is the primary data source for typhoon warnings, typhoon strike probability and tropical storms tracking, for Puerto Galera, the West Pacific and the South China Sea. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center data is used by almost all other typhoon warnings websites - we recommend you visit this source first;
University of Hawaii (global view of all active tropical storms, typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones, with strike probabilities);
and, Typhoon 2000 (an interesting additional tropical storms link with typhoon-track archive)
Puerto Galera Weather FORECASTS
For long range Puerto Galera weather forecasts of active tropical storms you should visit the Tropical Storm Risk website, which offers predictions primarily for the purpose of insurance risk assessment but it is a useful resource for all.
Tropical Storm Risk
For combined, two day wave height/direction and wind direction/strength weather forecasts for more than fifty water sports locations around the Philippines we recommend: Buoy Weather
For seven day Puerto Galera weather forecasts - wind direction/strength, wave height, temperature and cloud - and for 16 other Philippine windsurfing and water sports destinations, the WindGuru gives some pretty accurate weather forecasts at:
www.windguru.com
For another view of the wind direction/strength and wave height weather forecasts for the Philippines, the West Pacific and South China Sea, the Windfinder gives wind & water sports enthusiasts colourful seven day weather forecasts at: www.windfinder.com
Two weather forecast information sites that provide Philippine weather forecasts of particular interest to surfers and power boat owners, including wind speed, swell height & period weather forecasts: www.magicseaweed.com and www.wetsand.com
For links to other weather information & weather forecasts relating to the Philippines, the West Pacific and the South China Sea try rummaging through:
www.weather.org.hk
