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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]).
Contours of the sea floor and coastline have a profound influence on the height of waves. In 1993, Okushiri, Japan, the wave run-up on the coast averaged ~15-20 meters (50-65 feet). In one spot, waves pushed into a V-shaped valley open to the sea, concentrating the water in a tighter and tighter space.eacher Background Wave height-vertical measurement of the wave before it reaches the shore Run-up-vertical height a wave reaches above a reference sea level as it washes ashore.