Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 2786 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point, located 25 km away (16 miles). There are too few 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 Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point blows from the NE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep 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 0.5% of the time (0 days each June) and blows offshore just 3% of the time (1 days in an average June). Over an average June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point

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