Statistical wave parameters offshore Jeddah Coast

الملخص EN

Waves offshore Jeddah were measured by a pressure-type gauge deployed 7 km off the coast.

Narrow banded wave records were considered and analyzed by two different methods; individual wave and Tucker-Drapper methods.

Simila'r results are obtained by both methods.

Statistical representative wave parameters show significant wave height around 1.2 m with significant period 6.7 sec, root mean square wave height of 0.80 m, mean height of 0.70 m and an average wave length of 128 m.

The observed representative wave parameters are correlated and compared favorably with those predicted by the theoretical formulation.

Further analysis including the relative frequency of occurrence and the probability density function of wave heights and periods provides confirmation of the applicability of the Rayleigh distribution to describe well the random waves offshore Jeddah coast.