Praia do Rincao Wind Stats

This picture shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal April. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Praia do Rincao, located 46 km away (29 miles). There are insufficient 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 most common wind at Praia do Rincao blows from the SSE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Praia do Rincao. By contrast, 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 April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each April) and blows offshore 18% of the time (5 days in an average April). Over an average April wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Praia do Rincao

read more