Bob Hall Pier Wind Stats

The figure describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The largest 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 3438 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Bob Hall Pier, located 24 km away (15 miles). There are too few 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 most common wind at Bob Hall Pier blows from the SE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Bob Hall Pier. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 4% of the time (1 days each May) and blows offshore just 5% of the time (1 days in an average May). Over an average May wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Bob Hall Pier

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