Singleton Wind Statistics, January averages since 2006
The figure shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal January. The biggest 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 1967 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Singleton, 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 prevailing wind at Singleton blows from the WSW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Singleton. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical January, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 3% of the time (1 days each January) and blows offshore just 23% of the time (7 days in an average January). Over an average January winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Singleton
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.