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Reading no. 2026/161

OceanDerived data

Maximum wave height at Avarua over 30 days

3.60m

Cook Islands

Cook Islands

Largest daily wave height modelled at the grid point nearest to Avarua, from 11 May to 9 Jun.

The maximum height of the window is 3.60 m (22 May). The mean of the daily maxima is 2.82 m.

Observation
Mean of daily maxima
2.82 m
Day of the maximum height
22 May

Method

Daily maximum of the wave height of an ocean model at the grid point nearest to Avarua, over the 30 days before the reading. The value comes from the model, not from a buoy. 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

2026/154 · 3 Jun25.50°CSea surface temperature off Avarua2026/122 · 2 May5.06mMaximum wave height over 30 days in 10 places in the Pacific2026/023 · 23 Jan2.64mMaximum wave height at Avarua over 30 days2025/046 · 15 Feb31.20°CSea temperature off 10 places in the Pacific

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