Playa de la Concha Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal December. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 3448 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Playa de la Concha, located 8 km away (5 miles). There are not enough 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 Playa de la Concha blows from the NW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Playa de la Concha. By contrast, 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 December, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 18% of the time (5 days each December) and blows offshore 60% of the time (13 days in an average December). Over an average December winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Playa de la Concha

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