sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪz ʌnsˌæɾɪsfˈæktɚɹi bˈoʊθ tə sˈɜːfɚz hˌuː duːnˌɑːt jˈuːz ðə kənvˈɜːɾᵻd jˈuːnɪts ænd tə nˈɑːnsˈɜːfɚz ænd nˈɑːvɪsᵻz hˌuː duːnˌɑːt ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðætðə tɹˈɔftəkɹˈɛst wˈeɪv hˈaɪt ɪz twˈaɪs ðə fˈɪɡjɚ kwˈoʊɾᵻd ɪn ˌæktʃuːˈælᵻɾi, ɐ ˌeɪtʃˈɛm zˈiəɹoʊ wˈeɪv hˈaɪt ʌv tˈɪldə tˈuː ˈɛm fɹʌm tɹˈɔf tə kɹˈɛst.
Such an attempt, however, is unsatisfactory both to surfers who do not use the converted units and to non-surfers and novices who do not realize that the trough-to-crest wave height is twice the figure quoted (in actuality, a Hm0 wave height of ~2 m from trough to crest).