Bouznika Point Wind Stats

The rose diagram describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the strongest winds shown by deep blue. It is based on 1826 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Bouznika Point, located 48 km away (30 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 most common wind at Bouznika Point blows from the NW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Bouznika Point. On the other hand, 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 June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 31% of the time (9 days each June) and blows offshore 31% of the time (10 days in an average June). During a typical June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Bouznika Point

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