Aberystwyth harbour trap Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how commonly 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 suggests the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3503 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Aberystwyth harbour trap, located 29 km away (18 miles). There are too few recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Aberystwyth harbour trap blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Aberystwyth harbour trap. By contrast, 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 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 23% of the time (0 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Aberystwyth harbour trap

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