Gourits Mouth Wind Stats

The figure 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 the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3266 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Gourits Mouth, located 21 km away (13 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Gourits Mouth blows from the SSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Gourits Mouth. On the other hand, 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 (light blue) about 13% of the time (4 days each June) and blows offshore 62% of the time (19 days in an average June). Over an average June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 4 days at Gourits Mouth

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