Stokes Bay Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal October. The longest 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 3471 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Stokes Bay, located 21 km away (13 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 Stokes 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 Stokes Bay. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each October) and blows offshore 47% of the time (15 days in an average October). Over an average October winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Stokes Bay

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