Kuta Reef Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal August. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3582 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Kuta Reef, located 36 km away (22 miles). There are insufficient 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 Kuta Reef blows from the SW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Kuta Reef. By contrast, 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 August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 0.5% of the time (0 days each August) and blows offshore just 83% of the time (25 days in an average August). Over an average August winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 6 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Kuta Reef

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