Boynton Tortuga Beach Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical December. 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 showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3448 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 diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Boynton Tortuga Beach. By contrast, 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 December, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 7% of the time (2 days each December) and blows offshore 14% of the time (3 days in an average December). During a typical December winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 2 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Boynton Tortuga Beach

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