Hossegor - La Nord Wind Stats

The rose diagram describes 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 suggests the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3347 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Hossegor - La Nord, located 37 km away (23 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 most common wind at Hossegor - La Nord blows from the WNW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Hossegor - La Nord. Converseley, dominant spokes show 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 (the lightest shade of blue) about 11% of the time (3 days each November) and blows offshore 38% of the time (11 days in an average November). Over an average November winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 4 days at Hossegor - La Nord

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