Wijk aan Zee Noordpier Wind Stats

The graph describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3377 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier, located 6 km away (4 miles). There are insufficient 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 Wijk aan Zee Noordpier blows from the NW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Wijk aan Zee Noordpier. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark 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 (light blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each June) and blows offshore 21% of the time (2 days in an average June). In a typical June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 1 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Wijk aan Zee Noordpier

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