The streak is caused by refraction (&/or reflection) from scratches on the glass or from streaks of oil, grime, wax, etc., on the surface. As Farcher said, it is not caused by diffraction. The reason the streaks are curved at the bottom of the windshield is because the windshield is curved, and/or because the wiper blade is not rigidly attached to the wiper arm, so the scratches are not precisely circular.
If you look more deeply into this phenomenon, you'll find that it's possible to "draw" 3D images using scratches like those that you've observed, by controlling the center(s) of curvature of the scratches at each point on a surface.