Golfcourse Wind Stats

This picture illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal April. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3120 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Golfcourse, located 42 km away (26 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 Golfcourse blows from the ESE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Golfcourse. 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 April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 12% of the time (4 days each April) and blows offshore 40% of the time (11 days in an average April). Over an average April wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Golfcourse

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