Kaitoke Beach Wind Stats

This chart describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The biggest 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 3506 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Kaitoke Beach, located 27 km away (17 miles). There are not enough 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 Kaitoke Beach blows from the ENE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Kaitoke Beach. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 4% of the time (1 days each June) and blows offshore just 23% of the time (3 days in an average June). In a typical June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 3 days at Kaitoke Beach

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