Playa Santa Maria Wind Stats

This image describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal July. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3598 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Playa Santa Maria, located 44 km away (27 miles). There are insufficient 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 Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark 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 8% of the time (2 days each July) and blows offshore 8% of the time (3 days in an average July). Over an average July winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 1 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Playa Santa Maria

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