WAVE OBSERVATIONS 10- WEEK STUDY BEACH EVALUATION PROGRAM 

 ABSECON ISLAND (ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.) 



Date Time Period Height Direction Type 



15Jan68 1120 



07Feb68 1440 



08Feb68* 0920 



08Feb68 1440 



09Feb68 1510 



10Feb68 1600 



HFeb68 1600 



5.0 



4.5 



16Jan68 



0900 



10.1 



4 



3 



16Jan68 



1330 



11.1 



3 



3 



17Jan68 



0920 



22.5 



2 



3 



18Jan68 



0910 



19.0 



1 



3 



19Jan68 



0930 



15.3 



1 



3 



20Jan68 



1000 



14.1 







3 



21Jan68 



1100 



15.4 



1 



3 



22Jan68 



1200 



13.0 



1 



3 



23Jan68 



0910 



10.1 



1 



3 



24Jan68 



1045 



9.8 



1 



2 



24Jan68 



1430 



11.5 



2 



3 



25Jan68 



1445 



8.5 



5 



2 



26Jan68 



1530 



11.5 



4 



2 



27Jan68 



1630 



15.5 



2 



3 



28Jan68 



1810 



15.1 



2 



3 



29Jan68 



1800 



14.7 



4 



2 



30Jan68 



1400 



13.4 



4 



3 



30Jan68 



1500 



9.0 



3.5 



2 



31Jan68 



0900 



14.7 



4 



2 



01Feb68 



0940 



11.8 



3 



2 



02Feb68 



1000 



8.9 



5 



3 



03Feb68 



1000 



14.8 



6 



3 



04Feb68 



1100 



13.5 



4 



3 



05Feb68 



1200 



12.8 



3 



3 



06Feb68 



1330 



18.1 



3 



3 



Type 



Remarks 





SP 



Very rough surf - 



■ breakers 





for 1/2 mile out 



- strong 





SE wind 10 to 15 



MPH. 



PL 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





SP 



Norma 1 





SP 



Normal 





SP 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





SP 



Normal 





SP 



Calm, surf - fair 

 wind - 10 MPH. 



northerly 



PL 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





PL 



Normal 





PL 







SP 



Light SSE wind - 



5 MPH. 



SP 



Waves broke twice on shore 





wind 25 MPH. 





SP 



Normal 





SP 



Normal - 4 of 10 



PL 6 SP 



SP 



Normal 





SP 



Normal 





PL 



8.2 



1 



2 



SP 



12.7 



7 



2 



SP 



12.0 



6 



2 



PL 



13.0 



2 



3 



PL 



12.0 



2 





PL 



10.1 



1 





PL 



Normal 



4 of 10 waves were 3' and 

 followed each other 10 

 seconds apart - the other 

 6 waves of period were 1 ' . 



4 of 10 at most = 1' - the 

 rest whitecaps under 1'. 

 Rough surf - strong NW 

 winds 20-25 MPH. 



5 of 10 spilled, re-formed 

 and plunged. 



Normal 

 Normal 

 Normal 



George A. Cronin 



F-19 



