Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere Wind Stats

This chart describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical September. 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 strongest. It is based on 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere, located 16 km away (10 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere blows from the W. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere. On the other hand, 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 September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each September) and blows offshore 28% of the time (8 days in an average September). During a typical September wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere

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