Nov 8, 2024 · So, we could say that a wave with a 6 ft face would be 3ft using the Hawaiian scale. In 1964 Willard Bascom introduced an opposing method. This required the observer to assigning a wave height based on the size of the wave face (from the front).

Hawaiian scale is an expression of the height of a wind wave affecting water. It is the expression conventionally used by surfers in Hawaii and is also used [clarification needed] in Australia and parts of South Africa.

"The true bottom of a head-high wave is at least another foot below the surfboard. It's a six-foot wave if you include the unrideable trough." "Note that the true height in feet is about twice the Hawaiian scale, reported in half meters!" Goddard says that the observers at Kilauea Lighthouse were estimating the wave heights.

Mar 19, 2010 · For your indo trip i would suggest a semi gun (pin tail) maybe 6'6. Difficult to judge as it really depends on what size and style of waves you will be getting. I mean a performance semi gun would translate okay to gutless big surf as well.

Aug 22, 2014 · I dont understand how a wave that's taller than a man can be 4 feet. or a wave thats at least 2 feet overhead is 6 feet. Do you just take the actual height and subtract 2? The reason is that it's a pissing contest. Matt Warshsaw's "the history of surfing" has some well researched insight into this.

Dec 14, 2005 · This list measures surfable wave face heights from the base to the lip. These are “standard” Non-Hawaiian wave heights. Hawaiians measure wave heights from the back of the wave, so their heights are typically about half that of the front face.

TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft late.

Dec 11, 2020 · A wave with a 6-foot face is either a 6-foot wave or a 3-foot wave (“3-foot Hawaiian or 3-foot backs”). But it doesn’t end there. An unexplained in-between scale was spawned somewhere along the way. There are 6-foot waves that are neither 6-foot nor 12-foot — they’re more like 8 or 10. So, three scales. One rooted in logic.

Sep 6, 2024 · The wave height of a surface wave is the difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighboring trough. So six feet indicates three feet upward and then three feet downward. Waves have lengths and also have velocity / periodicity, e.g., 9 seconds.

Mar 17, 2017 · So a 6’ wave will break in about 8’ of water. A gradually sloping bottom will create a crumbly slow-breaking wave while a wave traveling over a steep ocean floor or hitting a reef result in faster hollower breaking waves.