Figure
3 . a . Compass rose showing average wave height and direction
from the buoy data for the two winter storm periods: December
2009–February 2010 and December 2017–February 2018. These storm
periods were characterized by southwesterly and southern waves with
heights of 1–2 and 2–3 m. b. Compass rose showing average
wave height and direction from the buoy data for the winter periods of
2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. These years were normal and not characterized
by winter storms. Most of the days during these study periods were
characterized by 0.2–1 m and 1–2 m northeasterly and eastern waves.