Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Wind Stats

The graph describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 2838 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ntylonyane (Breezy Point), located 33 km away (21 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 Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) blows from the S. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ntylonyane (Breezy Point). On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each May) and blows offshore 44% of the time (14 days in an average May). Over an average May winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 3 days at Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)

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