A perfect storm created 60-foot waves along the cost of Oregon and down into northern California last month.
On October 25, a bomb cyclone and atmosphere river brought heave rains and high winds to the US Pacific coast, resulting in the monster waves that were measured by a buoy off the coast of Oregon – the largest since data collecting began in 2011.
A majority of the measurements showed most of the waves were at least 30 to 50 feet tall along the coast.
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego uses buoys in the Pacific to measure waves coming into the shore.
According to the Los Angeles Times, 60-foot wave was captured by No. 179 buoy located off the coast of Astoria, Oregon.
No. 29 Point Reyes buoy, located in 1,805 feet of water 25 miles west of Point Reyes, recorded a significant wave height of 30.6 feet on October 25 when the storms rolled in.
Other buoys along the coast capture wave heights of almost 30 feet, with a maximum individual wave height of 50 feet.
The all-time record low pressure system, the bomb cyclone, formed in the eastern Pacific and strengthened rapidly on October 24, generating hurricane force winds and wave heights up to 45 feet off the coast of Washington and Oregon.
NOAA says 'wind gusts toppled trees and knocked out power around the Seattle metro area and Puget Sound.'
On Monday, October 25, the bomb cyclone reached northern California where 'Dingo' captured the massive waves form out in the ocean, along with surfers brave enough to ride them into shore.
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