Based on ten years of measurements from the CANDHIS buoy off Monaco, this publication describes waves in the Principality: frequency of rough days, seasonality, the strongest storms and the directions they come from.
Wave climatology
Days with waves above 1 m
127
days per year on average
Highest wave measured (20 December 2019)
8,58
metres
Share of storms from the south-west or east
87,2
%
Number of days with waves above 1 m per month, 2016–2025 total
