Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) Wind Stats

The figure illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3383 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Whistling Sands (Porth Oer), located 24 km away (15 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). By contrast, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 15% of the time (4 days each June) and blows offshore 31% of the time (0 days in an average June). In a typical June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 2 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer)

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