Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Wind Stats

This chart illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3192 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu, located 29 km away (18 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the most common wind at Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu blows from the ESE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark 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 (the lightest shade of blue) about 7% of the time (2 days each May) and blows offshore 26% of the time (6 days in an average May). Over an average May wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu

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