Praia Brava Wind Stats

The figure describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal August. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3590 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Praia Brava, located 42 km away (26 miles). There are too few 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 Praia Brava blows from the E. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Praia Brava. By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 4% of the time (1 days each August) and blows offshore just 8% of the time (2 days in an average August). Over an average August wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Praia Brava

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