Extreme High Swell Events on the Moroccan Atlantic Coast

4.0 Case Study 1 » 4.4 Step 3: Forecasting the Marine Situation » 4.4.3 WW111 Significant Wave Height

The WAVEWATCH III significant wave height fields from 6 January at 0000 UTC to 8 January at 0000 UTC also show a wave maximum area between 14 and 20 m in the center of the Atlantic Ocean moving straight towards the British Isles and France.

On the Moroccan Atlantic coast, the model predicts significant wave height values between 6 and 9 m during the night of 6 to 7 January and morning of 7 January.

Recall that the significant wave height corresponds to the average of the third highest waves, although individual waves can be higher.