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The aim of this study is to investigate how the Weibull Distribution Function (WDF) is compatible with the wind data at the offshore regions. Many academic studies on wind energy have been conducted on this subject. Determination of wind energy potential offshore and making investments in this area have accelerated today. Although many studies have been made in the field of wind energy, it is not sufficiently benefited from offshore wind energy. The compatibility of wind data with WDF on land has been investigated in many academic studies and the results have been evaluated. However, the compatibility of the offshore wind data with the WDF has not been investigated sufficiently and there are steps to be taken in this regard. In this study, a point was selected in Iskenderun Gulf to examine the compatibility of offshore wind data with WDF function. With this study, both the wind energy potential of the selected region has been determined and many contributions to the literature can be provided. In this study, six different methods are used to determine the parameters of the WDF and their performance are evaluated in different statistical error analysis tests.