Dunaverty Bay Wind Stats

This chart illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal April. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 2562 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2008, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Dunaverty Bay, located 30 km away (19 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 prevailing wind at Dunaverty Bay blows from the WNW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Dunaverty Bay. By contrast, 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 April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each April) and blows offshore 30% of the time (0 days in an average April). Over an average April winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Dunaverty Bay

read more