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hmax


The height (in metres) of the highest single wave in a wave record.
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wave record


A sample of the wave climate for a given length of time.
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wave period


The wave period is the time in seconds between one zero up-crossing of the average water level line and the next.
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wave length


The distance in metres between one zero up-crossing of the average water level line and the next.
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wave height


The vertical distance in metres between the crest of a wave and the following trough.
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wave direction


The direction that peak waves are coming from, shown in degrees from true north.
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tz


The average of the zero up-crossing wave periods (in seconds) in a wave record.
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sampling period


The time between repeated measurements.
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receiver station


The receiver station can be located up to 30km from the wave monitoring buoy.
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