Tauranga
Data kindly supplied by Port of Tauranga Ltd
Data were recorded at 5-minute intervals.
| Time of arrival of first wave* | 25.2 h |
| Time of arrival of highest wave* | 61.9 h |
| Height of the highest wave | 103 mm |
| Period of the highest wave | 70 min |
* hours after the earthquake.
Commentary
The tsunami waves were barely detectable in Tauranga Harbour. Indeed, the meteorological event on 30 December was much larger.
Figure 1. Sumatra tsunami at Tauranga showing:
A. long wave record;
B. height of each wave; and
C. period of each wave.
EQ denotes the time of the earthquake (12:59 on 26 December 2004, NZST),
TOA denotes time of arrival of first waves.
Figure 2. Sumatra tsunami at Tauranga showing:
A. long wave record;
B. significant (red) and maximum (blue) wave heights;
C. period of significant waves; and
D. distribution of significant wave height with time and period.
EQ denotes the time of the earthquake (12:59 on 26 December 2004, NZST).
How were these calculated?
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