Chigasaki Jetty Wind Stats

This chart shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical October. The longest 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 3471 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Chigasaki Jetty, located 36 km away (22 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 most common wind at Chigasaki Jetty blows from the ESE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Chigasaki Jetty. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep 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 11% of the time (3 days each October) and blows offshore 18% of the time (1 days in an average October). During a typical October wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Chigasaki Jetty

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