Saline Bay Wind Stats

The figure illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical July. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3472 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Saline Bay, located 59 km away (37 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 prevailing wind at Saline Bay blows from the ENE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Saline Bay. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 1.0% of the time (0 days each July) and blows offshore just 1.0% of the time (0 days in an average July). During a typical July winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 7 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Saline Bay

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