Figure 19. Wind velocity and water level during erosion event 

 recorded at Wilmington, North Carolina, between 

 survey dates 14 January-8 February 1971. 



Table 8. Visual wave observations of erosion and accretion 

 events at Holden Beach during BEP study. 









Wave dire 



ction from 





Energy flux t 



oward 











90° 





72° 



108° 









Pet 





Event 





Offshore 



Calm 



(left) 



(right) 



Onshore 



West 



East 



Net 



Gross 



coinplece 



Erosion 



























30 Sept 



- 3 Dec. 



1974' 























U Jan. 



- 8 Feb. 



1971 



6 











6 



7.76 







-12.52 



-12.52 



20.28 



0.29 



29 Sept 



-11 Dec. 



19 72 



22 



1 



23 



3 



192.90 



63.84 



-18.35 



45.49 



275.09 



64 



28 Mar. 



-13 Apr. 



1973 



13 







2 



1 



263.08 



6.66 



- 5.66 



1.00 



275.40 



100 



9 June 



-25 June 



19 72 



8 







3 



2 



73.54 



35.76 



-16.59 



19.17 



125.88 



81 



Accretion 



























12 Nov. 



-14 Dec. 



19 70^ 























13 Apr. 



-14 June 



1970 



44 







10 



3 



486.13 



39.82 



-44.64 



-4.82 



570.56 



90 



13 Apr. 



- 9 June 



19 72 



28 







21 



4 



165.81 



90.80 



-15.07 



75.73 



105.87 



91 



5 Aug. 



-29 Sept 



19 72 



17 







18 







225.08 



76.50 







76.50 



301.59 



64 



15 June 



-12 July 



1973 



14 



1 



11 



2 



53.19 



38.69 



-12.14 



26.05 



104.52 



97 



42 



