Playa de Camposoto Wind Stats

The rose diagram illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical October. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3471 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Playa de Camposoto, located 27 km away (17 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 Playa de Camposoto blows from the W. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Playa de Camposoto. By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 17% of the time (5 days each October) and blows offshore 37% of the time (8 days in an average October). In a typical October wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Playa de Camposoto

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