Aberarth Wind Stats

This picture describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3503 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Aberarth, located 32 km away (20 miles). There are not enough 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 most common wind at Aberarth blows from the SW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Aberarth. On the other hand, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 14% of the time (4 days each June) and blows offshore 36% of the time (2 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Aberarth

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