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      Stubones99 last edited by

      If you switch to the currents display and then click somewhere that has significant currents, the label will say S when the arrow is pointing straight up, and say N when the arrow is pointing down. This is 180 degrees off what the current is actually doing.

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        Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @Stubones99 last edited by

        @stubones99
        Talking about wind direction, when we say North we mean the wind is blowing FROM the North.
        Is not the same with currents?

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          idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Gkikas LGPZ last edited by

          @gkikas-lgpz
          No, the ocean currents are reported as the direction of the stream, which is the opposite of the wind. An east wind blows from the 90º, when a current at 90º « flows » toward the east.
          So Windy express the currents direction (also called « set ») in a nonconventional way, both in degree or in cardinal direction.

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            Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @idefix37 last edited by Gkikas LGPZ

            @idefix37
            Thank you!
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            @administrators must fix it

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