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Surf Height Range in Feet as a
Function of Swell Height (Hs) and Swell Period (Ts)
Adjacent to a Coast for a Beach Slope of 0.02 and an Angle of Incidence (A) of
45 Degrees
Hs
(feet)
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18 |
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18-23 |
18-23 |
19-24 |
19-24 |
20-26 |
20-26 |
21-28 |
22-28 |
23-29 |
| 17 |
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17-22 |
17-22 |
18-23 |
19-24 |
20-25 |
20-25 |
21-27 |
21-27 |
22-28 |
| 16 |
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16-21 |
16-21 |
17-22 |
18-13 |
19-24 |
19-24 |
20-26 |
20-26 |
21-27 |
| 15 |
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15-20 |
15-20 |
16-21 |
17-22 |
18-23 |
18-23 |
19-25 |
19-25 |
20-26 |
| 14 |
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14-18 |
14-18 |
15-19 |
15-19 |
16-20 |
16-20 |
17-22 |
17-22 |
18-24 |
18-24 |
19-25 |
| 13 |
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13-17 |
13-17 |
14-18 |
14-18 |
15-19 |
15-19 |
16-21 |
16-21 |
17-23 |
17-23 |
18-24 |
| 12 |
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12-16 |
12-16 |
13-17 |
13-17 |
14-18 |
14-19 |
15-20 |
15-20 |
16-21 |
16-21 |
17-22 |
| 11 |
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11-14 |
11-15 |
12-16 |
12-16 |
12-17 |
13-17 |
14-19 |
14-19 |
15-20 |
15-20 |
16-21 |
| 10 |
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10-13 |
10-14 |
11-15 |
11-15 |
12-16 |
12-16 |
13-17 |
13-17 |
14-19 |
14-19 |
15-19 |
| 9 |
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|
|
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10-12 |
10-12 |
11-14 |
11-14 |
12-15 |
12-15 |
12-16 |
12-16 |
13-17 |
13-18 |
14-18 |
| 8 |
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|
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8-10 |
8-10 |
9-11 |
9-11 |
10-12 |
10-12 |
10-13 |
10-13 |
11-15 |
11-15 |
12-15 |
12-15 |
13-16 |
| 7 |
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7-9 |
7-9 |
8-10 |
8-10 |
9-11 |
9-11 |
9-11 |
10-12 |
10-13 |
10-13 |
11-14 |
11-14 |
12-15 |
| 6 |
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6-8 |
6-8 |
7-9 |
7-9 |
8-10 |
8-10 |
9-11 |
9-11 |
9-12 |
9-12 |
9-12 |
10-13 |
10-13 |
| 5 |
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6-7 |
6-7 |
6-8 |
6-8 |
7-9 |
7-9 |
8-10 |
8-10 |
9-11 |
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| 4 |
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4-5 |
4-5 |
5-6 |
5-6 |
5-7 |
5-7 |
6-8 |
6-8 |
6-8 |
7-9 |
7-9 |
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| 3 |
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3-4 |
3-4 |
4-5 |
4-5 |
4-5 |
5-6 |
5-6 |
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| 2 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
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| 1 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
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4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
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Ts (seconds)
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(1) Applies to beaches with moderate to gentle slope offshore (i.e., 1:50 = 0.02
slope
or less; characteristic of most beaches around the Continental United States).
(2) Assumes a long straight coast with constant beach slope (i.e., neglects
focusing/defocusing effects due to headlands, bays, and irregularities in water
depth).
(3) Angle of incidence (i.e., angle between deep-water swell direction
and line perpendicular to coastline) equal to 45 degrees.
(4) Occasional set waves expected to be about
25% larger than the upper range depicted in the table.
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