5.6 feet seaside buoy

Discussion in 'Mid Atlantic' started by beachbreak, Sep 7, 2010.

  1. beachbreak

    beachbreak Well-Known Member

    Apr 7, 2008
    but it's flat.please someone explain this for me
     
  2. Mitchell

    Mitchell Well-Known Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    SW winds...blowing sideshore kicking up wind waves headed away from the coast...
     

  3. beachbreak

    beachbreak Well-Known Member

    Apr 7, 2008
    thank you very much
     
  4. Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    May 19, 2006
  5. Waverider82

    Waverider82 Well-Known Member

    256
    Mar 26, 2010
    Generally speaking, how much swell is lost while traveling 20 miles to the coast. Say it's 8 feet at the buoy, How much has it degraded by the time it hits the coast?
     
  6. Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    May 19, 2006
    well, this depends mostly on swell direction. if the swell is moving directly towards the coast, then the swell energy will not dissipate until it starts to feel the ocean bottom.

    if the swell is moving parallel with the coast, then the wave heights could be much bigger off the coastline.

    when you look at the buoy data, also look at the wave maps. This will give you a better overall picture of the current swell scenario.