WAVE OBSERVATIONS 10- WEEK STUDY BEACH EVALUATION PROGRAM 

 JONES BEACH STATE PARK, WANTAGH, N. Y. 



Date Time Period Height Direction Type 



Remarks 



23Jan68 



1200 



5.8 



2 



3 



PL 



24Jan68 



1430 



8.8 



1 



2 



SU 



25Jan68 



1545 



8.1 



4 



1 



PL 



26Jan68 



1630 



7.3 



3 



3 



SP 



27Jan68 



1630 



9.3 



2 



3 



SU 



28Jan68 



1620 



8.3 



2 



3 



PL 



29Jan68 



1600 



6.7 



2.5 



2 



SP 



30Jan68 



0800 



7.5 



3 



2 



SU 



31Jan68 



0830 



6.7 



3 



2 



PL 



01Feb68 



0900 



7.1 



3 



2 



PL 



02Feb68 



1000 



7.8 



3 



3 



PL 



03Feb68 



1030 



7.5 



4.5 



3 



PL 



04Feb68 



1130 



7.1 



2.5 



3 



SP 



05Feb68 



1230 



7.0 



2 



3 



SU 



06Feb68 



1300 



5.3 



1 



5 



SU 



07Feb68 



1330 



5.1 







2 



SU 



08Feb68 



1430 



7.8 



5 



3 



SP 



09Feb68 



1530 



11.7 



3 



2 



SP 



10Feb68 



1552 



5.5 



2 



5 



PL 



HFeb68 



1630 



7.5 



2.5 



5 



PL 



12Feb68 



1700 



5.4 



2.5 



4 



SP 



13Feb68 



1700 



6.8 



3 



4 



PL 



14Feb68 



1730 



5.0 



1 



4 



SP 



15Feb68 



0900 



5.0 



3 



4 



PL 



16Feb68 



1000 



5.8 



2 



4 



SP 



17Feb68 



1030 



6.0 



4 



4 



SP 



18Feb68 



1030 



4.7 



2 



4 



SP 



19Feb68 



1130 



4.0 



1.5 



4 



SP 



20Feb68 



1200 



5.0 



3 



4 



SP 



21Feb68 



1300 



5.2 



3 



4 



SP 



22Feb68 



1415 



5.5 



3 



5 



SP 



23Feb68 



1530 



5.5 



1 



4 



SP 



24Feb68 



1700 



5.8 



1 



4 



SP 



25Feb68 



1745 



6.1 



3 



2 



SP 



26Feb68 



1830 



6.3 



3 



2 



SP 



27Feb68 



0800 



10.3 



3 



3 



SP 



28Feb68 



0800 



9.6 



2 



3 



SP 



29Feb68 



0800 



9.6 



3 



3 



SP 



None 



Very calm seas. 



Had spilling waves all 



day - changed to plunging 



just before high tide. 



None 



None 



None 



Strong eastward current - 



3 lines of breakers. 



None 



None 



None 



None 



Rough seas with 4 lines 



of breakers . 



None 



Very calm seas 



None 



None 



Gale force winds from 



out of north. 



None 



2 lines of breakers - 

 ocean very rough. 



3 lines of breakers - 

 ocean moderate. 



4 lines of breakers. 

 None 



Strong winds from NW 



Strong winds from NW 



Strong winds from East 



3 Lines of breakers - 



ocean moderate. 



None 



None 



Easterly winds moderate. 



Easterly winds moderate. 



WSW heavy winds. 



None 



None 



None 



Very calm seas, 



Very calm seas 



Very calm seas 



no wind, 

 no wind . 



3 lines of breakers. 



