Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA08814; Fri, 9 Jun 1995 07:48:55 -0700 Return-Path: <BENJAMIN_CRISTI@Novell.COM-DeleteThis> Received: from ns.Novell.COM by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA030339330; Fri, 9 Jun 1995 07:48:50 -0700 Received: from gw.provo.Novell.com by ns.Novell.COM (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA27695; Fri, 9 Jun 95 08:45:57 MDT Received: from novell.com by gw.provo.Novell.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA06806; Fri, 9 Jun 95 08:45:58 MDT Received: from PRV-INTERNET-Message_Server by novell.com with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 09 Jun 1995 08:45:57 -0600 Message-Id: <sfd80a45.024@novell.com-DeleteThis> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 09 Jun 1995 08:44:44 -0600 From: Ben Cristi <BENJAMIN_CRISTI@Novell.COM-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Coast Report -Tu and Wed -Reply
Yeah, look at the Monterey buoy reading (#42), but it's not very accurate.
It's just an average reading. Generally, the longer the period, the bigger
the waves for a given swell size. There are many other factors including
swell direction, multiple swells from different directions, the tide, etc.
I've seen readings of 8ft 17sec, 12ft 14sec, produce over mast high sets
while a 14ft 12sec reading produced barely mast high sets. Other days
I've seen 6ft 9sec readings produce logo high sets while 8ft 9sec
readings produce only head high sets.
If you want high accuracy plus a good forecast, for here as well as baja
and HI, call 976-SURF. I call them if I'm going to baja, and here in the
summer if I'm worried it's going to be flat. It's rarely flat in the spring.
Ben
Ben
>>> <Geoffrey.Boehm@wj.com-DeleteThis> 06/08/95 11:19am >>>
Does anyone know how to predict the wave heights at Davenport
and/or
Waddell from information on Ken's wind reports?
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