WAVE OBSERVATIONS 10-WEEK STUDY BEACH EVALUATION PROGRAM 

 JONES BEACH STATE PARK, WANTAGH, N. Y. 



Date Time Period Height Direction Type 



01Mar68 



0830 



10.5 



7 





3 



SP 



Extremely rough seas - 

 strong wind from north. 



02Mar68 



0915 



6.8 



3 





4 



PL 



2 lines of breakers 



03Mar68 



1000 



9.5 



3 





4 



SP 





04Mar68 



1030 



5.0 



2 





4 



SP 



None 



05Mar68 





6.9 



3 





2 



SP 



None 



06Mar68 





5.8 



2 





2 



SP 



3 lines of breakers. 



07Mar68 





5.1 



1. 



5 



2 



su 



Very calm seas. 



08Mar68 





5.3 



1. 



5 



3 



su 





09Mar68 





7.5 



2 





3 



PL 



2 lines of breakers. 



10Mar68 





8.0 



2 





3 



SP 





HMar68 



1700 



6.8 



3 





2 



SP 



None 



12Mar68 



1730 



5.4 



3 





1 



SP 



4 lines of breakers. 



13Mar68 



0800 



7.2 



4 





3 



SP 



Very rough seas. Strong 

 winds from northwest. 



14Mar68 



0800 



8.7 



4 





3 



SP 



Strong northerly winds. 



15Mar68 



0800 



5.1 



1. 



5 



3 



su 



None 



16Mar68 



0815 



4.7 



1. 



5 



3 



su 



Very calm seas. 



17Mar68 



0930 



5.3 



3. 



5 



3 



PL 



None 



18Mar68 



1000 



9.9 



3 





3 



SP 



Rough seas and strong winds 

 from north . 



19Mar68 



1100 



6.7 



3 





3 



SP 



None 



20Mar68 



1200 



8.5 



2 





3 



SP 



None 



21Mar68 



1215 



7.4 



2 





3 



SP 



None 



22Mar68 



1330 



7.6 



2. 



5 



3 



SP 



None 



23Mar68 



1315 



6.9 



6 





3 



SP 



Ocean unusually rough, 

 many lines of breakers. 



24Mar68 



1615 



8.5 



2. 



5 



4 



SP 





25Mar68 



1630 



11.0 



1. 



5 



3 



SP 



None 



26Mar68 



1700 



4.1 



1 





3 



su 



Very calm seas. 



27Mar68 



0900 



9.5 



1 





3 



su 



None 



28Mar68 



0800 



8.8 



1. 



5 



3 



SP 



None 



29Mar68 



0800 



7.9 



3 





3 



SP 



None 



30Mar68 



0900 



7.4 



2 





3 



SP 



None 



31Mar68 



0930 



8.0 



1. 



5 



3 



SP 



None 



01Apr68 



0930 



6.6 



3 





3 



SP 



3 lines of breakers. 



02Apr68 



1000 



4.6 



1 





5 



su 



Winds out of the West 



03Apr68 



1030 



7.7 



3 





3 



SP 



None 



04Apr68 



1115 



4.8 



4 





4 



SP 



Very rough seas, lines of 

 breakers, strong S winds. 



05Apr68 



1145 



6.8 



3 





3 



su 



Rough and violent seas. 



06Apr68 



1230 ■ 



7.4 



2 





3 



SP 



4 lines of breakers. 



07Apr68 



1330 



8.0 



2 





3 



SP 





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