Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Wind Stats

The rose diagram 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 deep blue strongest. It is based on 2880 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ocean Beach (Whangarei), located 35 km away (22 miles). There are too few 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 Ocean Beach (Whangarei) blows from the ENE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ocean Beach (Whangarei). On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark 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 (the lightest shade of blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each April) and blows offshore 36% of the time (9 days in an average April). Over an average April wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Ocean Beach (Whangarei)

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