WAVE HEIGHT OBSERVATIONS
P=PLUNGING
S=SPLLING
TIME
X=SURGING
BEGAN MIN Sec
P
P
P
P
P
S
S
S
S
S
X
X
X
X
X
SURF OBSERVATION REPORT
SUROB NO
BEACH
DAY-TIME OF OBSERVATION
ALFA
PT
SIGNIFICANT BREAKER=AVERAGE OF HIGHEST ONE-THIRD
TO NEAREST HALF FOOT
BRAVO
P T
MAXIMUM BREAKER=NEAREST HALF FOOT
CHARLIE
PT
PERIOD=FIVE TENTHS; OF A SECOND
DELTA
PLUNGING
SPILLING
SURGING
BREAKER TYPE=PERCENT APPLICABLE
ECHO
TOWARD
FLANK
RIGHT/LEFT (SEE NOTE)
BREAKER ANGLE=ACUTE ANGLE THAT BREAKER
MAKES WITH BEACH
FOXTROT
PT
KT
TOWARD
FLANK
RIGHT/LEFT (SEE NOTE)
LITTORAL CURRENT=MEASURED TO NEAREST TENTH OF
A KNOT 1 KNOT=100 FT PER MINUTE
GOLF
TO
LINE IN
F T
SURF ZONE
SURF ZONE=PREDOMINANT
NUMBER OF BREAKER IN AND WIDTH OF
HOTEL
PERTINENT REMAKRS=WIND-WEATHER-VISIBILITY
SECONDARY WAVE SYSTEM, ETC
AGM21403
TIME ENDED
MIN
S E C
WAVE PERIOD COMPUTATION
ELAPSED TIME
MIN
SEC
TOTAL SECONDS=
=
= CHARLIE
100
NOTE: (ECHO-FOXTROT)
RIGHT OR LEFT FLANK AS SEEN FROM
SEAWARD
WAVE HIGHT COMPUTATION
FOR HIGHEST 33 WAVES
HEIGHT
X OCCURRENCE=PRODUCT
X
=
X
=
X
=
X
=
X
=
X
=
TOTAL =
=
= ALFA
33
Figure 4-3.SUROB worksheet.
Figure 4-4.Estimating breaker height from beach.
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