Playa Los Corchos Wind Stats

The graph shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3368 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Playa Los Corchos, located 22 km away (14 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the most common wind at Playa Los Corchos blows from the SW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Playa Los Corchos. On the other hand, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep 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 (light blue) about 32% of the time (10 days each June) and blows offshore 35% of the time (10 days in an average June). Over an average June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Playa Los Corchos

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