Shark Pit Wind Stats

The graph describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal July. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the strongest winds shown by the darkest shade of blue. It is based on 3472 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Shark Pit, located 27 km away (17 miles). There are not enough 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 Shark Pit blows from the WNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Shark Pit. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate 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 July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 18% of the time (6 days each July) and blows offshore 20% of the time (6 days in an average July). Over an average July winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Shark Pit

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