6.0
Average Wave Height (cm)
Mean Water Surface Elevation (mm)
5.0
Mean Longshore Current (cm/s)
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Length of "Testing Region" (m)
Figure 65. Regular wave Test 6N: Longshore uniformity of hydrodynamics vs
length of surf zone
0.40
Y19
0.35
Y23
Y27
0.30
Y31
Average
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Cross-shore Location (m)
Figure 66. Longshore uniformity of surf zone
a. Regular wave Test 6N: Cross-shore distribution of wave height
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Establishing Uniform Longshore Currents
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