This chart describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal January. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 1728 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to La Punta de Las Caracas, located 43 km away (27 miles). There are insufficient 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 La Punta de Las Caracas blows from the NE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at La Punta de Las Caracas. Converseley, 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 January, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 0.9% of the time (0 days each January) and blows offshore just 1.0% of the time (0 days in an average January). Over an average January winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 9 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at La Punta de Las Caracas

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.