Bouznika Point Wind Stats

This picture describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal October. The largest 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 1735 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Bouznika Point, located 48 km away (30 miles). There are insufficient 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 dominant wind at Bouznika Point blows from the NW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Bouznika Point. On the other hand, dominant spokes show 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 October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 21% of the time (7 days each October) and blows offshore 24% of the time (7 days in an average October). Over an average October winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Bouznika Point

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