You have to remember that surface condition forecasts are for significant wave height over the entire forecast area. That varies greatly within the area. On the North Sound/ Anegada route in ENE to SSE swell direction, Horseshoe Reef blocks 60 to 70% of the wave energy. In a north swell OTOH things can be considerably different.


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