Lyall Bay-Bombora Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3414 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Lyall Bay-Bombora, located 31 km away (19 miles). There are insufficient 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 most common wind at Lyall Bay-Bombora blows from the S. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Lyall Bay-Bombora. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each May) and blows offshore 32% of the time (10 days in an average May). Over an average May winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 3 days at Lyall Bay-Bombora

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