Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently 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 strongest. It is based on 3026 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou, located 23 km away (14 miles). There are insufficient 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 most common wind at Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou blows from the W. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate 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 (the lightest shade of blue) about 12% of the time (4 days each June) and blows offshore 34% of the time (9 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou

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