WAVE OBSERVATIONS 10-WEEK STUDY BEACH EVALUATION PROGRAM 

 ABSECON ISLAND [ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.) 



Date 



Time 

 0910 



Period 

 8.0 



Height 

 1 



Direction 

 3 



Type 

 PL 



Remarks 



12Feb68 



5 of 10 waves were 1 foot 



13Feb68 



1255 











3 



PL 



Shore ice 

 strong off 



[like a lake) - 

 shore wind. 



14Feb68 



0910 











4 





White caps 



under 1 foot. 



15Feb68 



0930 











3 





White caps 



under 1 foot . 



15Feb68 



1500 



9.3 



1 



4 



SP 



Calm surf 



- fair SSW wind 















10 to 15 MPH. 



16Feb68 



1000 











3 





White caps 



under 1 foot. 



17Feb68 



1600 



i2.0 



1 



3 



PL 



Strong offshore wind. 



18Feb68 



1030 



11.9 



1 



3 



PL 



Strong offshore wind. 



19Feb68 



1420 



10.5 



1 



3 



PL 



Normal 





20Feb68 



1500 



10.0 



1 



3 



PL 



Normal 





21Feb68 



0825 



7.8 



1 



3 



SP 



Calm surf 

 wind - 15- 



- strong NW 

 20 MPH. 



21Feb68 



1500 



9.8 



1 



3 



PL 



Normal 





22Feb68 



1500 











3 



PL 



White caps 





23Feb68 



1630 











3 



SP 



Like a lak 



e 



24Feb68 



1530 











2 



SP 



White caps 



like a lake. 



25Feb68 



1610 



1.1.5 



4 



2 



SP 



Normal 





26Feb68 



1115 



11.0 



3 



2 



SP 



Light NW w 



ind - 03 MPH. 



26Feb68 



1600 



13.0 



3 



2 



SP 



Normal 





27Feb68 



1300 



14.5 



3 



3 



SP 



Normal 





28Feb68 



0900 



8.0 



3 



3 



SP 



Normal 





29Feb68 



0930 



11.5 



3 



3 



SP 



Normal - snow predicted 















tonight. 





01Mar68 



0930 



14.0 



6 



3 



PL 



Strong offshore wind - 















snow last 



night. 



02Mar68 



1050 



12.0 



2 



3 



PL 



Normal . 





03Mar68 



1100 



10.0 



1 



3 



PL 



Normal 





04Mar68 



1700 



7.5 



1 



3 



PL 



Normal 





05Mar68 



1700 



8.1 



1 



3 



PL 



Normal 





06Mar68 



1600 



9.5 



2 



2 



SP 



Normal 





07Mar68 



0810 



7.3 



2.5 



2 



SP 



Calm surf 

 5-10 MPH. 



- fair NW wind 



07Mar68 



1345 



9.8 



2 



2 



SP 



Norma 1 





08Mar68 



1400 



10.5 



3 



2 



SP 



Normal 





09Mar68 



1400 



9.8 



2 



3 



PL 



Normal 





10Mar68 



1110 



10.1 



2 



3 



PL 



Normal 





HMar68 



1200 



8.6 



3 



3 



PL 



Normal 





13Mar68 



1220 



11.0 



3.5 



3 



SP 



Rough surf 

 wind - 20- 



' - strong NW 

 25 MPH. 



22Mar68 



0845 



10.7 



1.5 



3 



SP 



Calm surf 



- light NE wind. 



F-20 



