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Malaysia Water Research Journal
The Jabatan Pengukuran dan Pemetaan (JUPEM) tide table, (2014) has shown
the tides in Tanjung Gelang and Tioman are dominantly mixed tidal semidiurnal
where the tidal range is between 1.41 m and 1.56 m. Waves on the East Coast
of Peninsular Malaysia during the South-West Monsoon season have heights
which rarely exceed 1.8 m and a wave period of less than 6 s. Figure 2 shows
a significant direction of the waves in the waters of Pahang is between 180⁰ -
210⁰ with dominant height between 1.75 - 2.75 m. JPM (1985) also indicated that
the velocity of the wind during the South-West Monsoon rarely exceeds 15 m/s
and the significant direction is from south to west. Keller & Richards (1967) also
illustrate the dominant wind direction during South-West Monsoon for Peninsular
Malaysia is about 22% from 135⁰ direction as in Figure 3.
Figure 2. Annual Wave Height. Unit m. (JPM, 1985)
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Institut Penyelidikan Hidraulik Kebangsaan Malaysia (NAHRIM)
National Hydraulic Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM)