South Pacific storm

40°59.3′S 160°03.4′W

Waves left about 1 Oct 12:08Z, ± 8 h

Placed by 5 buoys, whose own placements lie within 694 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 46224 (Oceanside Offshore, CA) on 12 Oct 05:00Z; 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