Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Wind Stats

The rose diagram illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical August. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3574 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Bird Point (Tidal Bore), located 156 km away (97 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Bird Point (Tidal Bore) blows from the S. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Bird Point (Tidal Bore). Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 30% of the time (9 days each August) and blows offshore 60% of the time (2 days in an average August). During a typical August winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 1 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Bird Point (Tidal Bore)

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