Anglet - Corsaires Wind Statistics, Maggio averages since 2006

The figure illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical May. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2200 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Anglet - Corsaires, located 37 km away (23 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 Anglet - Corsaires blows from the WNW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Anglet - Corsaires. Converseley, 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 May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 22% of the time (7 days each May) and blows offshore 32% of the time (9 days in an average May). During a typical May wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Anglet - Corsaires

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.