Copa (Bull Bay) Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The biggest 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 3266 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Copa (Bull Bay), located 53 km away (33 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 Copa (Bull Bay) blows from the ESE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Copa (Bull Bay). By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of 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 1.4% of the time (0 days each June) and blows offshore just 1.6% of the time (0 days in an average June). During a typical June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Copa (Bull Bay)

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