Boynton Tortuga Beach Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal October. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests 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 Boynton Tortuga Beach, located 7 km away (4 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 dominant wind at Boynton Tortuga Beach blows from the ENE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Boynton Tortuga Beach. By contrast, 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 October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each October) and blows offshore 17% of the time (3 days in an average October). Over an average October wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Boynton Tortuga Beach

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