Bluegraph
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Storms placed by their swell

South Pacific storm

01°57.7′S 166°32.3′E

Waves left about 20 Oct 23:53Z, ± 11 h

Placed by 3 buoys, whose own placements lie within 543 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 46069 (South Santa Rosa Island, CA) on 31 Oct 06:20Z; the replay ends there.

Each buoy places the storm from how its swell's period shortened as it arrived: the longest waves travel fastest. Fronts are drawn at deep-water group speeds along great circles, and stop at land. How it is worked out