Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Wind Stats

This image describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal September. 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 1200 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Lincoln City Nelscott Reef, located 38 km away (24 miles). There are insufficient 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 Lincoln City Nelscott Reef blows from the W. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef. By contrast, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 13% of the time (4 days each September) and blows offshore 19% of the time (5 days in an average September). Over an average September winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef

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