January              February                                          March             April
N                   N                                                N                N
   Calm                                                                  Calm
                        Calm
  0.00 %                                                                2.42 %
                       0.00 %
                                                                                          Calm
                                                                                         0.00 %
                                                                                   5%
                 5%
                                            5%                                                          5%
   May                 June                                                 July         August
                        N                                                N                 N
    N
                                                                                          Calm
                        Calm                                                             0.00 %
                       0.00 %
   Calm                                                                  Calm
  2.42 %                                                                0.00 %
                                      5%
            5%                                                                     5%              5%
September             October                                         November          December
                                                                                           N
    N                   N                                                N
   Calm
  10.83 %
                        Calm                                             Calm
                       9.68 %                                           2.50 %            Calm
                                                                                         0.00 %
                                       5%                                                          5%
                                                                                   5%
            5%
                                FIG. 2.4. WIND ROSE – JANUARY TO DECEMBER
 January                                  February                                   March                                                April
   N                                  N                                               N                                           N
                                                                                                                                 Calm
                                                                                     Calm                                       46.90 %
  Calm                                Calm                                          40.97 %
 0.00 %                              0.00 %
                                                                                                    Wave Height (m)
                                                                                                                                                  5%
                                                                                               5%
                 5%                                          5%
     May                                         June                                   July                                          August
                                         N                                          N                                   N
   N
                                                                                   Calm
                                         Calm                                     27.31 %                              Calm
  Calm                                  4.15 %                                                                        11.06 %
 28.40 %
                                                                                                          5%
                                                        5%                                                                                                  5%
            5%
September                                 October                                 November                                        December
   N                                    N                                             N
  Calm
                                       Calm
 7.46 %                                                                              Calm
                                      12.44 %                                       18.14 %
                      5%
                                                                  5%
                                                                                               5%
                                                                                                                                                       Wave Height (m)
                           FIG. 6.2. MONTHLY WAVE ROSE DIAGRAM( WAVE HEIGHT) – JANUARY TO DECEMBER                                                         Above 2.5
                                                                                                                                                               2 - 2.5
                                                                                                                                                             1.5 - 2
                                                                                                                                                               1 - 1.5
                                                                                                                                                             0.5 - 1
                                                                                                                                                           Below 0.5
                                  1
                                0.5
Tidal Elevation w.r.t. CD (m)
                                -0.5
                                       15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25    26   27   28   29   30    1
                                                                                                                        31    2
                                                                                                                             32   3
                                                                                                                                  33   4
                                                                                                                                       34   5
                                                                                                                                            35   6
                                                                                                                                                 36   7
                                                                                                                                                      37    8
                                                                                                                                                           38   9
                                                                                                                                                                39   10
                                                                                                                                                                     40   11
                                                                                                                                                                          41   12
                                                                                                                                                                               42   13
                                                                                                                                                                                    43    14
                                                                                                                                                                                          44   15
                                                                                                                                                                                               45   16
                                                                                                                                                                                                    46
                                                                                                                   DATE                                                                  October 2014
                                       September 2014
                                                                                              FIG. 6.3. VARIATION OF MEASURED TIDES
                            X : 0376200 m ; Y : 1218721 m
                      0.4                                                                                                              360
                                                                                                                                                                                        0º
                      0.3                                                                                                              270
                                                                                                                                             CURRENT DIRECTION (deg.N)
CURRENT SPEED (m/s)
                      0.2                                                                                                              180                                                                          90º
                                                                                                                                                                         270º
                                                                                                                                                                                        0.0    0.1   0.2   0.3   0.4 m/s
                      0.1                                                                                                              90
                                                                                                                                                                                        180º
                                                                                                                                                                                POLAR CHART OF CURRENTS
                      0.0                                                                                                              0
                            5       6        7         8      9    10   11    12    13    14   15   16   17   18   19     20      21
                                                                                   DATE                                 October 2014
                                                            FIG. 6.4. VARIATION OF CURRENT SPEED AND DIRECTION & POLAR CHART OFF THARANGAMBADI
  BEACH LANDING     Wave period = 6 s                                                  Wave period = 8 s
                                                                  BEACH LANDING
RECLAMATION AREA
                                                                 RECLAMATION AREA
                                                 Wave period = 10 s
                              BEACH LANDING
                              RECLAMATION AREA
                                                                                    WAVE APPROACHING
                                                                                         70˚
                   FIG. 8.1. WAVE TRANQUILLITY - DIRECTION = N 700 E
                                                                                                                         RECLAMATION AREA          BEACH LANDING
                                                                                                                                  TOTAL TRANQUILLITY
                                                    RECLAMATION AREA                BEACH LANDING
                                                                                                                                                                   Wave period = 6 s
                                                            TOTAL TRANQUILLITY
                                                                                                                         RECLAMATION AREA         BEACH LANDING
                                                                                                    Wave period = 10 s
FIG. 8.2. WAVE TRANQUILLITY - DIRECTION = N 900 E
                                                                                                                                  TOTAL TRANQUILLITY
                                                      90˚
                                                                                                                                                                   Wave period = 8 s
                                                                 WAVE APPROACHING
                                                                                                                                   RECLAMATION AREA         BEACH LANDING
                                                                                                                                             TOTAL TRANQUILLITY
                                                     RECLAMATION AREA                         BEACH LANDING
                                                                                                                                                                                Wave period = 6 s
                                                                   TOTAL TRANQUILLITY
                                                                                                                                   RECLAMATION AREA             BEACH LANDING
                                                                                                              Wave period = 10 s
FIG. 8.3. WAVE TRANQUILLITY - DIRECTION = N 1100 E
                                                                                                                                           TOTAL TRANQUILLITY
                                                            110˚
                                                                                                                                                                                Wave period = 8 s
                                                                           WAVE APPROACHING
                 BEACH LANDING
                                 Wave period = 6 s                                                Wave period = 8 s
                                                                          BEACH LANDING
            RECLAMATION AREA
                                                                            RECLAMATION AREA
                                                              Wave period = 10 s
                                            BEACH LANDING
                                                                                               WAVE APPROACHING
                                           RECLAMATION AREA
                                                                                                    0˚
FIG. 8.4. WAVE TRANQUILLITY - DIRECTION = N 00 E-MOST HYPOTHETICAL CONDITION FOR CALIBRATION