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Reading no. 2025/012

OceanDerived data

Maximum wave height over 30 days in 10 places in the Pacific

4.00m

Pacific

Cook IslandsNorfolk IslandPitcairn IslandsFrench PolynesiaRapa Nui (Easter Island)New CaledoniaFijiHawaii

Largest daily wave height modelled off each place, from 13 Dec to 11 Jan.

  1. Avarua4.00
  2. Kingston (Norfolk)3.94
  3. Adamstown3.54
  4. Teahupo'o2.76
  5. Hanga Roa2.66
  6. Papeete2.38
  7. Nouméa1.94
  8. Suva1.80
  9. Honolulu1.74
  10. Auckland0.70

Avarua ranks first with 4.00 m, and Auckland ranks last with 0.70 m.

Observation
Gap between first and last
3.30 m

Method

Daily maximum of the wave height of an ocean model at the grid point nearest to each place, over the 30 days before the reading. Each bar is a place. 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

2026/122 · 2 May5.06mMaximum wave height over 30 days in 10 places in the Pacific2025/042 · 11 Feb4.00mMaximum wave height over 30 days in 10 places in the Pacific2026/063 · 4 Mar376.5hCumulative sunshine over 30 days in 10 places in the Pacific2026/004 · 4 Jan382.9hCumulative sunshine over 30 days in 10 places in the Pacific

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