Storm Domingos is almost here 14 meters high on a buoy at Estaca de Bares, about 32 kilometers north of GaliciaThis measurement, the largest ever recorded in Spain by the Puertos del Estado meter network, surpasses another record set in the Basque Country in 2009 following the passage of Hurricane Klaus.
This was stated this Tuesday in a statement by Puertos del Estado, which stated that the Estaca de Bares buoy recorded a “significant wave height” of 13.95 meters at around 22:00 last Saturday. It is higher than the previous record of 13.72 meters from the Bilbao buoy during the passage of extratropical cyclone Klaus in 2009.
“Significant wave height” represents “the average value of one-third of the highest waves recorded over a half-hour period”, Puertos del Estado attracts attention and this makes it “maximum wave height”, that is, “restricted to the measurement of a single wave”.
This is an “absolute height record” for the buoy system The note states and emphasizes that the State Ports network is “a very useful statistical parameter to describe the intensity of waves at the buoy location and therefore better describe the severity of the storm.”
Since the Estaca de Bares buoy does not have the capacity to transmit the “maximum wave height” parameter in real time, it is necessary to wait for the data on the boat to be downloaded to learn the records.
Another State Port buoy, Cabo Silleiro, recorded a “maximum wave height” of 16.47 meters at 04:00 on November 5, and the third, Langosteira, recorded a “maximum wave height” of 15.89 meters at 19:00 on November 4. noted. In both cases, it is “very high” but “does not represent record values,” the note says.