Analysis of Currents in Open Water Southwest of Lae Lae Island

Irwan Anwar Said (Graduate Doctoral Program Students Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang)
Denny Nugroho Sugianto (Lecturer of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang)
Muhammad Zainuri (Lecturer of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang)
Nur Taufik Syamsudin (Lecturer of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang)
Abdul Rasyid Jalil (Lecturer of Marine Science Study Program, Universitas Hasanuddin)
Ibrahim Ibrahim (Lembaga Survei Nypah Makassar)

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Ocean currents are one of the movements of horizontal or vertical mass movement of seawater that takes place continuously. The purpose of this study is to determine current conditions in open water close to narrow strait waters, as well as canal estuaries. Current data is the result of measurements that have been carried out using ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) mini type ADP-SONTEK equipment on May 16, 2018, while tidal data refers to the recording results of the Makassar BIG tidal station. The results showed that the total surface current speed ranged from 0.017 – 0.375 m/sec with a dominant direction to the west or to open water both at high tide and at low tide. While the result of separation, the speed of tidal currents ranges from 0.032 – 0.343 m / sec.