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    • Diagram explaining how navigators can orientate waka to swells
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 13 November 2014 Size: 130 KB Referencing Hub media

    Swells move in a straight line from one compass direction to its opposite (180° away), for example from NE to SW. Navigators can orientate waka to these swells.

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