Middleton Point Wind Stats

This image shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical April. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 1200 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Middleton Point, located 57 km away (35 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 Middleton Point blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Middleton Point. By contrast, 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 April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 16% of the time (5 days each April) and blows offshore 39% of the time (11 days in an average April). In a typical April winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 1 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Middleton Point

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