Talk:Swell (ocean)

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hi there, I am trying to find out if there are in fact 7 waves in a swell sequence. and if so - is it the Biggest wave?

Sets may contain between 3 and 15 (or more) waves per set, and wave height is often the average height of the largest 33% of the waves in each set, measured from trough to crest. Check out http://www.stormsurf.com/page2/tutorials/wavebasics.shtml for more info. DavidGC 07:21, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Insult?

There's a link to this section under 'Insult':

  1. Insult to economic class
   * e.g. swell, redneck

I can't find any reference to an insult here - can someone explain? Amanita 13:36, 22 June 2006 (UTC) A swell is an old name for a rich young gentleman - I've heard it used in some old Broadway songs - Toff perhaps is similar.

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