78 foot wave recorded in the Southern Ocean
The gigantic wave that measured 78 feet and washed ashore at Campbell Island in the Southern Ocean is by far the largest wave to form in the southern hemisphere, beating a 72-foot wave that was recorded in Tasmania in 2012. It has been hypothesized that future storms may bring even larger waves. The cause of these massive waves hasn’t been found yet but interacting ocean swells might have been the causative agents.
