Current direction is about 180 degrees off

[Stubones99]

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.

[Gkikas LGPZ]

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

[idefix37]

@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.

[Gkikas LGPZ]

@idefix37
Thank you!

@administrators must fix it