LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT OBSERVATIONS 



RECORD ALL DATA CAREFULLY AND LEGIBLY 



SITE NUMBERS 



10 II 



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Record time 

 using the 24 

 hour system 



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TIME 



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WAVE PERIOD 



Record the time in seconds for 

 eleven (II) wove crests to pass o 

 stationary point. If calm record 0. 



BREAKER HEIGHT 



Record the best estimate of the 

 averoge wave height to the neorest 

 tenth of a foot. 



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WAVE ANGLE AT BREAKER „ » !t 



Record to the nearest degree the \ 



direction the waves are coming from I I I 



using the protractor on the reverse side. if calm 



WAVE TYPE 



- Colm 



1 - Spilling 



2 - Plunging 



3 - Surging 



4 - Spill / Plunge 



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WIND SPEED 



Record wind speed to the nearest 

 mph. If colm record 0. 



WIND DIRECTION 



Direction the wind 

 is coming from 



3-E 5-S 7-W O-Colm 



4-SE 6-SW 8-NW 



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FORESHORE SLOPE 



Record foreshore slope to the 

 nearest degree. 



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WIDTH OF SURF ZONE 



Estimate in feet the distance from 

 shore to breakers. if calm record 0. 



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LONGSHORE CURRENT 



DYE 



Estimate distonce in feet from 

 shoreline to point of dye injection. 



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CURRENT SPEED « 3 » 



Measure in feet the distance the dye 

 patch is observed to move during a one ( I ) I I I 

 minute period ; If no longshore movement record 0. 



CURRENT DIRECTION 



No longshore movement 

 + I Dye moves toward right 

 - I Dye moves toward left 



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RIP CURRENTS 



If rip currents are present, indicate spacing (feet). If spacing is irregular 

 estimate averoge spacing. If no rips record 0. 



BEACH CUSPS 



If cusps are present, indicote spacing ( feet) If spacing is irregular 

 estimate average spacing. If no cusps record 0. 



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PLEASE PRINT: 



SITE NAME OBSERVER 



Please Check The Form For Completeness 



Make any additional remarks, computations or sketches on the reverse side of this form . 



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