Record-setting wave measured in the Adriatic

11/12/2019 9:25:00 PM
Record-setting wave measured in the Adriatic

On 12 November 2019 at 16 h, Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia measured a record-setting wave in the Adriatic. This wave was recorded in the sea area of Dubrovnik near Sv. Andrija islet. Maximum wave height was Hmax =10.87 m, with significant wave height Hs = 4.75 m (sea state 6) and period T = 10 s. The wave arrived from direction Dirp = 167.1°.  

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