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 meters ( feet). The authorities estimate that Storm Gloria - Borrasca Gloria, in Spanish - produced maximum wave heights of 13.5 meters ( feet). The previous record had been set at meters ( feet) and was recorded in 2003 in Mahón, Menorca. Accordi