▁in ▁the ▁region ▁within ▁the ▁Ro aring ▁Fort ies ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Ocean ▁apart ▁from ▁those ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Stra han ▁W aver ider ▁Bu oy , ▁it ▁was ▁deployed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁had ▁recorded ▁maximum ▁waves ▁of ▁ ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁operation . ▁The ▁Stra han ▁bu oy ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁C MR ▁which ▁provides ▁the ▁mo or ings , ▁and ▁the ▁Stra han ▁fish ing ▁community ▁which ▁provides ▁the ▁resources ▁to ▁deploy ▁and ▁recover ▁the ▁bu oy . ▁Ear lier ▁C SI RO - ▁fund ed ▁wave - me as uring ▁bu o ys ▁were ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁util ising ▁the ▁locations ▁of ▁Cape ▁Sor ell , ▁Cape ▁Gr im ▁and ▁Storm ▁Bay ▁as ▁the ▁locations . ▁The ▁Storm ▁Bay ▁location ▁concluded ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁table ▁and ▁graph ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁sw ells ▁is ▁readily ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁internet ▁links ▁listed ▁below . ▁ ▁This ▁link ▁is ▁sometimes ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁boats ▁that ▁conduct ▁cru ises ▁across ▁Mac qu arie ▁Har bour ▁and ▁up ▁Gordon ▁River , ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁strength ▁and ▁intensity ▁of ▁the ▁sw ells ▁that ▁meet ▁Ocean ▁Beach . ▁ ▁Winter ▁sw ells ▁range ▁on ▁average ▁from ▁. ▁However ▁it ▁is ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁bu oy ▁broke ▁its ▁mo or ings ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁sw