diff --git a/windrose/windrose.py b/windrose/windrose.py
index cb3c68b..1f2159a 100644
--- a/windrose/windrose.py
+++ b/windrose/windrose.py
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ def _init_plot(self, direction, var, **kwargs):
         bins = np.asarray(bins)
         nbins = len(bins)
 
+        if np.isnan(bins).any():
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Could not compute the bins due to the presence of NaNs in "
+                "either the bins provided or the original data.",
+            )
+
         # Number of sectors
         nsector = kwargs.pop("nsector", None)
         if nsector is None: