Cronulla -The Wall Wind Stats

This chart illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The longest 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 2786 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Cronulla -The Wall, located 32 km away (20 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 Cronulla -The Wall blows from the SE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Cronulla -The Wall. 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 June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each June) and blows offshore 44% of the time (13 days in an average June). Over an average June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 3 days at Cronulla -The Wall

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