Ogunquit Rivermouth Wind Stats

This image shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The largest 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 2786 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ogunquit Rivermouth, located 29 km away (18 miles). There are insufficient 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 most common wind at Ogunquit Rivermouth blows from the SE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ogunquit Rivermouth. 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. Over an average June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 11% of the time (3 days each June) and blows offshore 33% of the time (8 days in an average June). In a typical June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Ogunquit Rivermouth

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