Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros) Wind Stats

This chart illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3347 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros), located 26 km away (16 miles). There are not enough 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 Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros) blows from the WNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros). On the other hand, dominant spokes show 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 (the lightest shade of blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each November) and blows offshore 9% of the time (3 days in an average November). Over an average November winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros)

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