Cudmirrah Reef Wind Stats

This picture illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 2867 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Cudmirrah Reef, located 35 km away (22 miles). There are insufficient 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 Cudmirrah Reef blows from the SE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Cudmirrah Reef. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each November) and blows offshore 19% of the time (6 days in an average November). Over an average November wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Cudmirrah Reef

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