
What Is A Fetch In The Open Water?

So when mariners talk about “fetch“, what do they mean?
Fetch is the area of ocean or lake over which the wind blows in a constant direction, generating waves. Fetch is an important factor as wind waves develop. Waves increase in height when fetch increases.
But there is a limit of 1,600K. Wave heights do not increase with increasing fetch beyond 1,000 miles.
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