Noosa - First Point Wind Stats

This image shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical August. 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 deep blue. It is based on 3224 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Noosa - First Point, located 42 km away (26 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 Noosa - First Point blows from the E. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Noosa - First Point. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 5% of the time (2 days each August) and blows offshore 26% of the time (7 days in an average August). During a typical August wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Noosa - First Point

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