Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory) Wind Stats

The figure 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 suggests 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 Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory), located 20 km away (12 miles). There are too few 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 prevailing wind at Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory) blows from the SW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory). Converseley, dominant spokes show 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 (the lightest shade of blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each August) and blows offshore 23% of the time (0 days in an average August). Over an average August winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 4 days at Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory)

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