Palm Beach (Todos Santos) Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal July. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Palm Beach (Todos Santos), located 27 km away (17 miles). There are too few 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 Palm Beach (Todos Santos) blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Palm Beach (Todos Santos). On the other hand, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 17% of the time (5 days each July) and blows offshore 18% of the time (6 days in an average July). Over an average July winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Palm Beach (Todos Santos)

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