Deerfield Beach Pier Wind Stats

This image illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical October. 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 strongest. It is based on 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Deerfield Beach Pier, located 22 km away (14 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 prevailing wind at Deerfield Beach Pier blows from the ENE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Deerfield Beach Pier. 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 October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each October) and blows offshore 18% of the time (3 days in an average October). In a typical October wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Deerfield Beach Pier

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