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Reading no. 2024/071

OceanDerived data

Maximum wave height at Wellington over 30 days

3.94m

New Zealand

New Zealand

Largest daily wave height modelled at the grid point nearest to Wellington, from 10 Feb to 10 Mar.

10 Febmin. 1.02, max. 3.9410 Mar

The maximum height of the window is 3.94 m (6 Mar). The mean of the daily maxima is 1.77 m.

Observation
Mean of daily maxima
1.77 m
Day of the maximum height
6 Mar

Method

Daily maximum of the wave height of an ocean model at the grid point nearest to Wellington, over the 30 days before the reading. The value comes from the model, not from a buoy. The curve carries one point per day. Reading produced automatically.

Source

Nature

Derived data

Value derived from a source or from an exact calculation, using the method described.

Confidence

Medium

See also

2026/269 · 26 Sep21.8°CSea temperature on the same day in six Pacific cities2026/122 · 2 May5.06mMaximum wave height over 30 days in 10 places in the Pacific2025/046 · 15 Feb31.20°CSea temperature off 10 places in the Pacific2025/042 · 11 Feb4.00mMaximum wave height over 30 days in 10 places in the Pacific

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