Namotu Lefts Wind Stats

The rose diagram 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 strongest winds shown by the darkest shade of blue. It is based on 2867 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Namotu Lefts, located 25 km away (16 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 prevailing wind at Namotu Lefts blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Namotu Lefts. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark 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 (pale blue) about 15% of the time (4 days each November) and blows offshore 34% of the time (10 days in an average November). Over an average November wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Namotu Lefts

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