Tsunami Recordings on Tide Gages
The Indian Ocean tsunami was recorded on several tide gages recorded at the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.  The gages are operated by many different agencies including the NOAA/National Ocean Service, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the University of Hawaii, and the National Tidal Facility of Australia.  Click on the site name to see a graph of the tsunami.  Wave heights are maximum peak-to-trough height in cm.  Arrival times are the actual tsunami arrival time in UTC on gages where it can be determined.  The sample interval column lists the time between samples.  Click on the sample interval to get the raw data.  Water levels are given in meters and time in a decimal day format.
 
Tide Gage Site			Wave Height 	Arrival Time	Sample Int.
				(cm p-t)	 (UTC)		 (min.)
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Cocos Is., Australia		42		0320 12/26	6
Jackson Bay, NZ			65		1510 12/26	6
Chatham I., NZ			35		?		2
Port Vila, Vanuatu		15		?		6
Noumea, New Caledonia		10		?		3
Nukualofa, Tonga		10		?		6
King's Wharf, Fiji		5		0000 12/27	6
Pago Pago, American Samoa	10		?		6
Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia	5		?		4
Hilo, Hawaii, USA		15		?		6
Kahului, Hawaii, USA		25		?		6
Kawaihae, Hawaii, USA		10		?		6
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA		5		?		6
Severo Kurilsk, Russia		60		?		2
Adak, Alaska, USA		17		?		6
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, USA	12		?		6 
Neah Bay, Washington, USA	5		?		6
Crescent City, California, USA	42		?		6
Arena Cove, California, USA	15		?		6
Point Reyes, California, USA	22		?		6
San Francisco, California, USA	10		?		6
Monterey, California, USA	7		?		6
Port San Luis, California, USA	45		?		6
Santa Monica, California, USA	30		?		6
Los Angeles, California, USA	20		?		6
La Jolla, California, USA	5		?		6
San Diego, California, USA	20		?		6
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico		20		?		2
Manzanillo, Mexico		265		?		6*
Acajutla, El Salvador		30		?		2
Baltra I., Galapagos Is.	30		0625 1427	2
Callao, Peru			65		0520 12/27	6
Arica, Chile			70		0405 12/27	2
Iquique, Chile			20		0440 12/27	2
Antofagasta, Chile		25		?		2
Caldera, Chile			20		?		2
Coquimbo, Chile			35		0200 12/27	2
Valparaiso, Chile		15		?		2
San Antonio, Chile		10		?		2
Talcahuano, Chile		30		0135 12/27	2
Corral, Chile			25		0150 12/27	2
Punta Corona, Chile		5		?		2
Puerto Williams, Chile		29		?		2

 no graph for Dutch Harbor, AK.
* no sample data for Manzanillo, Mexico.


