Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Wind Stats

This chart shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3384 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay, located 46 km away (29 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 prevailing wind at Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay 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 Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay. By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 0.9% of the time (0 days each June) and blows offshore just 8% of the time (2 days in an average June). Over an average June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 3 days at Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay

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