The current world record wave height is 62.3 feet measured by a buoy in the North Atlantic Ocean at 6am UTC on February 4, 2013 at 59 degrees north, 11 degrees west. It was located between Iceland ...

Located at the intersection of prevailing storm tracks and colliding ocean currents ... in the North Atlantic between the UK and Iceland, for the highest significant wave height as measured ...

In terms of wave height, data are available from reports ... a substantial worsening of the wave climate in the north Atlantic Ocean 1,2,3. However, these data are sparse and suffer from various ...

The most powerful waves were discovered in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, but the North Atlantic Ocean experienced ... average winter wave heights have increased by almost one foot ...

The overall area of ocean waves increased ... In 2023, there were 20 storms in the Atlantic basin, seven of which turned into hurricanes. The increase in wave height, paired with the increased ...