By February 10, long period waves of 12 to 14 seconds were recorded that were not related to the storms of this report. In general, longer period waves tend to be larger when they encounter the shore. Significant wave height, wind speed, and peak wind gusts from NOS Buoy 44009. Significant wave height is the highest one third of all of the waves over a span of 20 minutes. Significant wave heights from wave gage offshore of Ocean City Inlet.
Heights are an average of the highest one third of the wave heights over a sampling period.