Newcastle - The Wedge Wind Stats

This image illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical October. 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 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Newcastle - The Wedge, located 21 km away (13 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the dominant wind at Newcastle - The Wedge blows from the E. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Newcastle - The Wedge. By contrast, 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 October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 3% of the time (1 days each October) and blows offshore just 13% of the time (4 days in an average October). During a typical October winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Newcastle - The Wedge

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