Wainui Bay Chalet Wind Stats

The figure illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical April. 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 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Wainui Bay Chalet, located 37 km away (23 miles). There are not enough 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 dominant wind at Wainui Bay Chalet blows from the SE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Wainui Bay Chalet. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 12% of the time (4 days each April) and blows offshore 45% of the time (13 days in an average April). During a typical April winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Wainui Bay Chalet

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