Playa Carate Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical April. The biggest 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 deep blue. It is based on 3190 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Playa Carate, located 19 km away (12 miles). There are too few 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 prevailing wind at Playa Carate blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Playa Carate. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 72% of the time (22 days each April) and blows offshore 73% of the time (22 days in an average April). During a typical April winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Playa Carate

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