Tweed River Breakwall Wind Stats

This picture illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The biggest 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 3384 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Tweed River Breakwall, located 20 km away (12 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 most common wind at Tweed River Breakwall blows from the E. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Tweed River Breakwall. On the other hand, 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 June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each June) and blows offshore 30% of the time (8 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Tweed River Breakwall

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