Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal February. The longest 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 showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3119 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Whistling Sands (Porth Oer), located 24 km away (15 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 prevailing wind at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). Converseley, dominant spokes represent 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 February, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 6% of the time (2 days each February) and blows offshore 32% of the time (1 days in an average February). Over an average February winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 4 days at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer)

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