Storm Gloria: Significant Wave Height Records Broken in the Mediterranean Sea

Watch how Storm Gloria-produced swells hit Portocolom in Spain's Balearic Islands, and Platja de la Mar Bella, in Barcelona.

The deep-water buoys located off the coast of Valencia registered a record-breaking significant wave height of 8.44 meters (27.69 feet).

The authorities estimate that Storm Gloria - Borrasca Gloria, in Spanish - produced maximum wave heights of 13.5 meters (44.29 feet).

The previous record had been set at 8.15 meters (26.73 feet) and was recorded in 2003 in Mahón, Menorca.

According to the Spanish meteorologists and oceanographers, Storm Gloria's effects have also been noticeably felt inside the ports.

In the Port of Valencia, the tide gauge reached a significant wave height of 2.11 meters (6.9 feet) and a maximum wave height of 3.28 meters (10.76 feet).

In the past two years, Spain has been plagued by intense meteorological phenomena. However, powerful swells and big waves are rare in the Mediterranean region.

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