Punta de Brea Wind Stats

The rose diagram illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal October. 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 strongest. It is based on 3471 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Punta de Brea, located 48 km away (30 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 most common wind at Punta de Brea blows from the ESE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Punta de Brea. On the other hand, 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 October, 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 October) and blows offshore 5% of the time (0 days in an average October). Over an average October winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 4 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Punta de Brea

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