Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) Wind Stats

The graph shows how commonly 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 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 Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata), located 46 km away (29 miles). There are not enough 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 dominant wind at Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) blows from the SE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata). Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep 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 5% of the time (2 days each June) and blows offshore 33% of the time (10 days in an average June). Over an average June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata)

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