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SOOTHEAST OTAGO COASTS.
SEASONAL VARH\'l'ION IN SEA STATE ON THE KAIKOUAA AND
(a) Sea state in the vicini'ty of Nugget Point. Light. Percenta.ge
frequency of monthly observations cla.ssed as u:t:ough II (Code Fig.
5) or "very rough" (Code Fig. 6). Data collected by personnel
at Nugget Point Light. a,nd extracted from unpublished reports
by McLean 1968, Kirk 1973, 1974 and 1975.
(b) Sea state in the vicinity of Kaikoura Peninsula. Percentage
frequency of monthly observations classed as "moderate" (Code
Fig. 4), "rough" or "very rough"" Data collected by personnel
of the Kaikoura Meteorological Station, d.nd extracted from
unpublished reports by McLean and Kirk (see abo'\l,e).
(e)
Sea state in Papatowai Bay and south of Long Point near ',rautuku
Peninsula. Percentage frequency of daily observations classed
as "very rough" or "storm" on a scale devised by Bennett.
Data collected by Mr F. Bennett, Papatowai.
(d)
Percentage frequency of wave heights (1962-1975) on the Kaikoura
coast. Solid line: Code figures 5 and above (i.e. waves
exceeding 2.4 m). Dotted 1 ine: Code figures 8 and 9 (i. e .
waves exceeding 3. ':) m) . Data provided by N.Z. Meteorological
Service, Wellington, and extracted largely from Woll.ington­
Lyttelton ferry reports near KaikOl1ra.