Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) Wind Stats

The figure shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The biggest 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 3414 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua), located 10 km away (6 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 Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) blows from the S. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua). Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of 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 (pale blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each May) and blows offshore 35% of the time (11 days in an average May). Over an average May winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 4 days at Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua)

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