Sea state
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In oceanography, sea state is the general condition of the free surface on a large body of water—with respect to wind waves and swell—at a certain location and moment. A sea state is characterized by
NOAA ship Delaware II in foul weather on Georges Bank.
Sea State 5 and 8 range
Swell (wave)
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A swell, also sometimes referred to as ground swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a series of mechanical waves that propagate along the interface between water and air under the predomi
Sea state
…In oceanography, sea state is the general condition of the free surface on a large body of water—with respect to wind waves and swell—at a certain location and moment. A sea state is characterized by statistics, including the wave height, period, and spectrum. The sea state varies…
Breaking swell waves at Hermosa Beach, California
Swell near Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand
Cross sea of shallow-water swell waves near the Whales Lighthouse (Phare des Baleines), Île de Ré