A question regarding swell.

[Cbad Mike]

When swell is measured for height how is it measured???
For example, a 4 foot swell. Would it be 4 ft measured from the median line? (where the water would be with zero swell)
Or is a 4 ft swell measured from the bottom of the swell up to the top of it???
Mike

[YakDout]

I was going to guess and say it was the average water line, like your first guess. But I looked it up and I was wrong. Swell is just a word for open water wave height, and it is all measured peak to trough


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[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by Cbad Mike

When swell is measured for height how is it measured???
Mike

How it it measured?


Seriously?




No, seriously?








C'mon man, really?













Its measured with one of these

[Dannowar]

The buoys record the data as the swells rise, so does the buoy. That being said, the buoys are usually offshore and almost all beaches take a certain swell in a certain way.

[Cbad Mike]

Thanks Brandon...
That explains it.

[Cbad Mike]

Thanks Jorge for the swell reply.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by Cbad Mike

Thanks Jorge for the swell reply.

Dude!

Seriously?


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