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This model assumes that waves vary in a regular way around the average (so-called 'significant') wave height. In a storm sea with a significant wave height of 12 metres (39.4 ft), the model suggests there will hardly ever be a wave higher than 15 metres (49.2 ft). One of 30 metres (98.4 ft) could indeed happen â but only once in ten thousand years (of wave height of 12 metres [39.4 ft]).
Big waves along Washington's coast. 1  High energy. 2  The Pacific Northwest coast has one of the highest wave energy levels in the world. 3  Big storm waves. 4  Winter storms can generate waves more than 22.8 feet (7 meters) high. 5  Getting bigger. 6  Between 1975 and 1999, the largest storm waves off the coast of Washington increased in height from 26 feet (8 ...