Maximus Point and Town Lefts Wind Stats

The graph shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3266 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Maximus Point and Town Lefts, located 30 km away (19 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 dominant wind at Maximus Point and Town Lefts blows from the SE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Maximus Point and Town Lefts. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 0% of the time (0 days each June) and blows offshore just 0% of the time (0 days in an average June). During a typical June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Maximus Point and Town Lefts

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