Natadola Beach Wind Stats

This picture shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. 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 deep blue. It is based on 2867 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Natadola Beach, located 37 km away (23 miles). There are insufficient 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 dominant wind at Natadola Beach blows from the SSW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Natadola Beach. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 15% of the time (4 days each November) and blows offshore 65% of the time (20 days in an average November). Over an average November wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Natadola Beach

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