Tungku Beach or KM26 Wind Stats

This chart shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical September. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 2399 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2008, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Tungku Beach or KM26, located 15 km away (9 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 Tungku Beach or KM26 blows from the WNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Tungku Beach or KM26. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 51% of the time (15 days each September) and blows offshore 68% of the time (4 days in an average September). In a typical September winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Tungku Beach or KM26

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