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A 3,000-year wave height event during Cyclone Gabrielle
On 14 February 2023, during Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle - the worst storm to hit Aotearoa New Zealand this century - Port of Napier’s Wave Rider Buoy measured significant wave heights (Hs) of up to 6 meters, before waves broke it free from its mooring. Although the buoy was situated just beyond the breaking zone, it is likely that a single large individual breaking wave or intense white capping could have led to the breakage of the buoy mooring.
High resolution atmospheric forecast and hindcast models for wind energy in New Zealand
To support the New Zealand government’s net zero target, the decarbonisation of the energy sector is becoming a priority.
Last week, MetOcean Senior Physical Oceanographer Dr Severin Thiebaut and MetService Research Scientist Dr Ulrich Ebling, attended with great interest the 2022 NZ Wind Energy Conference and Offshore Wind Workshop in Wellington.
New research expands the current knowledge of Aotearoa’s complex wave climate
MetOcean Solutions’ expert oceanographer Dr João Albuquerque recently published a study on wave partitioned hindcast data from New Zealand waters.
MetOcean Solutions scientist publishes long-awaited study on the Taranaki wave climate
MetOcean Solutions’ wave modeller, Dr Henrique Rapizo, is the lead author of the recently published study that fills a two-decade-long knowledge gap of the New Zealand (NZ) Taranaki regional wave climate.
Kaikoura wave model data now available
Hindcast wave model data are now available for the Kaikoura region. The data includes two high-resolution nested domains around the Kaikoura Peninsula and Clarence.
Historical ocean weather data statistics freely available
MetOcean Solutions recently provided free access to all our hindcast data statistics from around the world.