Rogue 17.6m [58 feet] Wave off Ucluelet!

[mick_allen]

So, who was hit by that huge wave in Nov 2020? Once in 1000 yr event, 3x the size of adjacent waves although it was immediatly preceded by an extremely massive but lower wave - look at the wireframe simulation.

info and graphic simulation:

Record-Breaking Rogue Wave Recorded off the Coast of Vancouver Island

/CNW/ - Researchers have announced that a 17.6 meter rogue wave – the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded – has been measured in the waters off of Ucluelet,...

www.newswire.ca

pdf of report:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05671-4.pdf

 

[JohnAbercrombie]

I know there's a lot of competition for research grant funding, but what should we think of a report that claims "largest ever rogue wave" when there's a lot of evidence that 17.6 m is far from that?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rogue_waves

 

[adm]

I know there's a lot of competition for research grant funding, but what should we think of a report that claims "largest ever rogue wave" when there's a lot of evidence that 17.6 m is far from that?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rogue_waves

I think they claimed "most extreme". As in compared to the other wave heights. But yeah...a bit click-baity indeed....!