Iluka-North Wall Wind Stats

The graph shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3506 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Iluka-North Wall, located 16 km away (10 miles). There are not enough 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 Iluka-North Wall blows from the ESE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Iluka-North Wall. By contrast, 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 8% of the time (2 days each June) and blows offshore 32% of the time (9 days in an average June). Over an average June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Iluka-North Wall

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