Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The biggest 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 2944 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou, located 23 km away (14 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 Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou blows from the W. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each May) and blows offshore 34% of the time (9 days in an average May). Over an average May wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou

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