Margaret River Bommie Wind Stats

The graph describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 3266 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Margaret River Bommie, located 45 km away (28 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 Margaret River Bommie blows from the SW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Margaret River Bommie. On the other hand, 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 June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 6% of the time (2 days each June) and blows offshore 29% of the time (9 days in an average June). Over an average June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 6 days at Margaret River Bommie

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