Goolwa Rivermouth Wind Stats

The figure shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical 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 showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2627 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Goolwa Rivermouth, located 59 km away (37 miles). There are too few 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 Goolwa Rivermouth blows from the SSW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Goolwa Rivermouth. By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 6% of the time (2 days each November) and blows offshore 18% of the time (5 days in an average November). During a typical November winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Goolwa Rivermouth

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