Palm Beach (Todos Santos) Wind Stats

This chart describes how frequently 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 the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 2868 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Palm Beach (Todos Santos), located 27 km away (17 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 most common wind at Palm Beach (Todos Santos) blows from the WSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Palm Beach (Todos Santos). 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. During a typical January, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 15% of the time (5 days each January) and blows offshore 71% of the time (22 days in an average January). Over an average January winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 2 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Palm Beach (Todos Santos)

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