Summerstrand Beach Wind Stats

The graph describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal August. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 3472 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Summerstrand Beach, located 16 km away (10 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the most common wind at Summerstrand Beach blows from the S. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Summerstrand Beach. Converseley, dominant spokes show 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 (the lightest shade of blue) about 12% of the time (4 days each August) and blows offshore 52% of the time (16 days in an average August). Over an average August winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Summerstrand Beach

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