East Pier (Port Alfred) Wind Stats

This chart illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 2867 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to East Pier (Port Alfred), located 45 km away (28 miles). There are not enough 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 dominant wind at East Pier (Port Alfred) blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at East Pier (Port Alfred). 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 November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 5% of the time (2 days each November) and blows offshore 25% of the time (8 days in an average November). Over an average November winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 5 days at East Pier (Port Alfred)

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