Labenne Ocean Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3505 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Labenne Ocean, located 43 km away (27 miles). There are too few recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Labenne Ocean blows from the WNW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Labenne Ocean. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 25% of the time (8 days each June) and blows offshore 36% of the time (10 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Labenne Ocean

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