Peaceful Bay Wind Stats

The figure shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal July. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3224 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Peaceful Bay, located 39 km away (24 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 Peaceful Bay blows from the SW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Peaceful Bay. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate 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 6% of the time (2 days each July) and blows offshore 54% of the time (16 days in an average July). Over an average July winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 4 days at Peaceful Bay

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