This picture shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal northern hemisphere autumn. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 5144 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Tennis Courts, located 36 km away (22 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 Tennis Courts blows from the S. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Tennis Courts. On the other hand, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical northern hemisphere autumn, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 3% of the time (3 days each northern hemisphere autumn) and blows offshore just 8% of the time (7 days in an average northern hemisphere autumn). Over an average northern hemisphere autumn winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 2 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Tennis Courts

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.