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Reading no. 2026/122

OceanDerived data

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

5.06m

Pacific

Norfolk IslandCook IslandsRapa Nui (Easter Island)Pitcairn IslandsFrench PolynesiaNew CaledoniaHawaiiFiji

Largest daily wave height modelled off each place, from 2 Apr to 1 May.

  1. Kingston (Norfolk)5.06
  2. Avarua3.52
  3. Hanga Roa3.50
  4. Adamstown3.22
  5. Teahupo'o2.72
  6. Papeete2.34
  7. Nouméa2.26
  8. Honolulu2.02
  9. Suva1.82
  10. Auckland1.28

Kingston (Norfolk) ranks first with 5.06 m, and Auckland ranks last with 1.28 m.

Observation
Gap between first and last
3.78 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

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