Broulee Main Beach (S end) Wind Stats

The figure illustrates how commonly 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 deep blue strongest. It is based on 3574 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Broulee Main Beach (S end), located 34 km away (21 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the dominant wind at Broulee Main Beach (S end) blows from the SE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Broulee Main Beach (S end). Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark 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 8% of the time (2 days each August) and blows offshore 35% of the time (6 days in an average August). Over an average August winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Broulee Main Beach (S end)

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