Features of the area include Shinnecock Inlet, Shinnecock Canal, and the Ponquogue Bridge. Animations of circulation in and around Shinnecock Inlet and the surrounding region are available for download and viewing. Frames composing the animation are snapshots taken at half-hour intervals. Two tidal cycles are shown in each animation. In this animation arrows denote the current speed and direction, with longer arrows indicating stronger current.
Eddies develop on both sides of the jet during ebb flow.
The East eddy migrates through the ebb cycle, while the West eddy remains stationary. The ebb jet is forced westward by the East eddy, resulting in a southwest trend. In this animation arrows denote the current speed and direction, with longer arrows indicating stronger current. During the flood tide, current speed over the flood shoal has steep gradients that occur in areas of greatest shoal elevation. During ebb tide, the eddy and jet patterns, as described above, are well-represented.