Schnappers Point Wind Stats

The figure describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical July. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2008, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Schnappers Point, located 23 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 Schnappers Point blows from the NW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Schnappers Point. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 18% of the time (6 days each July) and blows offshore 34% of the time (5 days in an average July). During a typical July winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Schnappers Point

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