Boats Point Wind Stats

This chart describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal August. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the strongest winds shown by the darkest shade of blue. It is based on 3574 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Boats Point, located 25 km away (16 miles). There are not enough 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 most common wind at Boats Point blows from the NNW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Boats Point. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 20% of the time (6 days each August) and blows offshore 22% of the time (7 days in an average August). Over an average August winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 1 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Boats Point

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