Hsavg Tp 
Year (m) (sec 
1956 0.50 { 
1957 0.45 T 
1958 0O.44 T 
1959 0.39 U 
1960 0.45 8 
1961 0.48 8 
1962 0.48 4,7 
1963 0.40 7 
1964 0.46 tf 
1965 0.39 tf 
1966 0.40 i 
1967 0.49 8 
1968 0.41 T 
1969 0.50 T 
1970 0.43 T 
1971 0.46 Me 
1972 0.49 7 
1973 0.47 6 
1974 0.45 T 
1975 0.43 8 
AVG 0.45 7 
Notation: H 
Table 1 
Summary of Selected Yearly Statistics and Properties 
of the WIS Hindcast for the North New Jersey Coast 
Hsmax Greater 
) (m) Events than Hsave 
3.35 15,54 Yes 
oes 9 Sif - 
3.31 30,31,53 - 
3.34 29,51 a 
3.63 10,17, 18,36,52 zs 
3.40 16,55 Yes 
GEST eons ae Yes 
60,61,62 
2.88 62 = 
3.63 12,21,22,40,59 Yes 
3.29 23,39 = 
3.68 5 - 
3.18 38,43,44 Yes 
3.26 24,25,57,58 - 
3.61 13,19,45 Yes 
3.49 14,46,56 = 
3.30 26,48 Yes 
57 2227 28-34 47.49 Yes 
4.14 4,9,32,35 Yes 
4.17 3,8,33,50 - 
SA ORY - 
3.70 
Save. smax 
respéctively; 
General Comments 
Many long periods 
Typical year 
Typical year 
Some long periods 
Typical year 
Many long periods 
Very skewed toward 
high waves 
Lacks 9 & 10-sec 
waves 
Lacks long periods 
None > 9 sec 
Lacks long periods 
Typical year 
Typical year 
Many long periods 
Typical year 
Lacks long periods 
Lacks long periods 
Typical year 
Typical year 
Typical year 
denote average and maximum significant wave height, 
T, denotes the peak spectral wave period. 
p 
Table 2 
Summary of Frequency of Occurrence and Wave Height Characteristics 
from the WIS Hindcast for the North New Jersey Coast 
Percent 
Occur. 
Average 
H, (m) 
Maximum 
H, (m) 
Notation: 
NNE 
NE ENE 
0.0 {fot 
0.00 0.37 
0.00 Assit 
E 
15.0 
0.83 
6.87 
H, denotes significant wave height. 
27 
ESE 
9.9 
0.62 
4.60 
SE SSE S 
(ORG erred oe =malsi5 
0.61 0.49 0.24 
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