Limit of wave penetration
(Waves blocked)
Calm water
Wave direction
Ebb current
Figure 4. Wave breaking and blocking by ebb current at Shinnecock Inlet (photograph taken from
east jetty looking west into the inlet).
Figure 5. Surfer finishing his ride at Threes, with fishing boat exiting the inlet and turning
westward into Shinnecock Bay (photograph source: Mr. Joe Alber).
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