Dolphin Point Wind Stats

The figure describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal April. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2880 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Dolphin Point, located 14 km away (9 miles). There are too few 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 Dolphin Point blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Dolphin 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 April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 16% of the time (5 days each April) and blows offshore 48% of the time (14 days in an average April). Over an average April winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Dolphin Point

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