170 E. C. ANDREWS. 



A cuspless and steep beach produced, about 60 feet in 

 width and about 8 to 9 feet in height. The slope of this 

 profile was convex to the sky in its upper portions. The 

 profile was much flatter at low tide mark and appeared to 

 be concave to the sky. 



January 8th. — Wind much milder. Many cusps formed 

 along the southern end of the main middle beach curve. 

 Axes of cusps directed to N.E. and E.N.E. Wind from S.E. 

 to E.S.E. Waves four or five feet high. Cusps 17 to 20 

 paces apart. There was observable a tendency to form an 

 incipient cliff at high water mark. No cusps seen near 

 low water mark, but rather an even profile sloping up to 

 cusps and inter-cusp hollows. Ridges and furrows about 

 50 feet in length. In the lee of Lady Robinson's baths 

 traces only of cusps formed. 



January 9th. — Wind from north-east. Abundance of 

 cusps on the northern portion of beach. Cusp axes directed 

 south-east. Waves hit shore obliquely travelling along 

 same about four miles an hour. 



January 10th. — Observations on southern beach. Strong 

 south wind. Falling tide. All cusps rapidly obliterated 

 and terrace cut in beach formed by north-easter of previous 

 day. Ledge cut 15 inches in height. Upper portion of 

 new beach convex, and lower portion apparently concave, 

 to sky. Wave travelled along shore from north to south 

 at the rate of about five miles an hour. Breaking waves 

 observed to run up beach in successive small waves hitting 

 shoreline obliquely and forming a strong along-shore current 

 from south to north. 



January 11th. — Low tide. Strong but decreasing 

 southerly wind during early morning. Distinct ledge 

 formed at limit of waves. Ledge 12 to 20 inches high, 

 breached in places by cusps. Under the ledge fairly steep 

 profile concave to sky, thence to low water mark a flattish 



