Source data
NOAA Indian Ocean tide-gauge observations for the 26 December 2004 tsunami
Sources checked
- Port Blair1.75 m
- Sibolga1.23 m
- Phuket1.11 m
- Hillarys Harbour0.55 m
- Colombo1.94 m
- Malé1.08 m
- Paradip1.59 m
- Salalah1.39 m
- Pointe La Rue1.39 m
- Lamu0.5 m
- Zanzibar0.36 m
- Richards Bay0.76 m
- Port Louis0.98 m
Natural Earth land outlines and dashed land boundaries.
Switch between the measured height and elapsed minutes. Each pin represents the archive’s gauge coordinates.
NOAA Indian Ocean tide-gauge observations for the 26 December 2004 tsunami
The table contains the archived tide-gauge records flagged non-doubtful within 26° to 118° east and 45° south to 27° north, with endpoints excluded. Each record has a NOAA observation ID. Travel times are converted from hours and minutes. The map shows 14 gauges with both measures.
| Source | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Australia | 0.19 | 451 | -35.033333 | 117.883333 | 34,571 | Source 1 |
| Bunbury | Australia | 0.92 | 431 | -33.3 | 115.6 | 34,570 | Source 1 |
| Cape Bouvard | Australia | 0.41 | 396 | -32.601376 | 115.629983 | 38,036 | Source 1 |
| Cape Lambert | Australia | 0.37 | 416 | -20.583333 | 117.166667 | 34,564 | Source 1 |
| Carnarvon | Australia | 0.61 | 406 | -24.9 | 113.65 | 34,567 | Source 1 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia | 0.3 | 138 | -12.1167 | 96.8919 | 6,849 | Source 1 |
| Exmouth | Australia | 0.3 | 326 | -21.954861 | 114.140889 | 38,034 | Source 1 |
| Fremantle | Australia | 0.46 | 396 | -32.055833 | 115.73944 | 34,568 | Source 1 |
| Fremantle Boat Harbour | Australia | 0.4 | 401 | -32.05 | 115.733333 | 34,569 | Source 1 |
| Geraldton | Australia | 0.79 | 391 | -28.7631 | 114.5647 | 37,148 | Source 1 |
| Hillarys Harbour | Australia | 0.55 | 383 | -31.82 | 115.73 | 6,850 | Source 1 |
| Jurien Bay | Australia | 0.43 | 371 | -30.28729 | 115.04282 | 37,149 | Source 1 |
| King Bay | Australia | 0.45 | 411 | -20.64 | 116.755 | 34,565 | Source 1 |
| Onslow | Australia | 0.52 | 386 | -21.65 | 115.133 | 34,566 | Source 1 |
| Perth (Barrack) | Australia | 0.08 | 441 | -31.959681 | 115.857261 | 38,035 | Source 1 |
| Port Geographe (Busselton) | Australia | 0.6 | 421 | -33.630431 | 115.3944 | 37,150 | Source 1 |
| St. Martin'S Island | Bangladesh | 0.31 | 132 | 20.63 | 92.32 | 33,053 | Source 1 |
| Ile Saint-Paul | French Southern And Antarctic Territories | 0.08 | 390 | -38.72 | 77.54 | 26,454 | Source 1 |
| Chennai (Madras) | India | 1.62 | 154 | 13.083 | 80.3 | 9,486 | Source 1 |
| Kochi (Cochin), Kerala | India | 0.75 | 282 | 9.96 | 76.26 | 9,488 | Source 1 |
| Mormugao, Goa | India | 0.79 | 354 | 15.42 | 73.8 | 9,489 | Source 1 |
| Neendakara | India | 1.09 | 249 | 8.93 | 76.54 | 26,457 | Source 1 |
| Okha, Gujarat | India | 0.23 | 484 | 22.5 | 69.1 | 9,490 | Source 1 |
| Paradip | India | 1.59 | 148 | 20.26 | 86.7 | 9,484 | Source 1 |
| Port Blair | India | 1.75 | 15 | 11.675 | 92.761 | 26,458 | Source 1 |
| Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu | India | 0.91 | 205 | 8.75 | 78.2 | 9,487 | Source 1 |
| Visakhapatnam | India | 1.46 | 156 | 17.65 | 83.28 | 9,485 | Source 1 |
| Belawan, Sumatra | Indonesia | 0.47 | 205 | 3.78 | 98.72 | 9,504 | Source 1 |
| Lembar, Lombok | Indonesia | 0.93 | 268 | -8.73 | 116.07 | 9,505 | Source 1 |
| Panjang, Se. Sumatra | Indonesia | 0.65 | 183 | -5.51 | 105.35 | 9,506 | Source 1 |
| Prigi, S. Java | Indonesia | 0.51 | 211 | -8.29 | 111.73 | 9,507 | Source 1 |
| Sibolga | Indonesia | 1.23 | 107 | 1.729 | 98.785 | 9,137 | Source 1 |
| Lamu | Kenya | 0.5 | 533 | -2.282 | 40.909 | 6,936 | Source 1 |
| Gan | Maldives | 0.7 | 197 | -0.6867 | 73.1517 | 9,344 | Source 1 |
| Hanimaadhoo, Haa Dhaalu | Maldives | 1.09 | 211 | 6.767 | 73.167 | 9,342 | Source 1 |
| Malé | Maldives | 1.08 | 195 | 4.18 | 73.52 | 9,343 | Source 1 |
| Port Louis | Mauritius | 0.98 | 407 | -20.1573 | 57.5041 | 9,338 | Source 1 |
| Rodrigues Island, Port Mathurin | Mauritius | Not reported | 341 | -19.68024 | 63.42119 | 9,339 | Source 1 |
| Salalah | Oman | 1.39 | 429 | 16.941 | 54.008 | 9,336 | Source 1 |
| Reunion | Reunion (French Territory) | 0.35 | 416 | -20.935 | 55.2847 | 26,453 | Source 1 |
| Pointe La Rue | Seychelles | 1.39 | 437 | -4.6762 | 55.5294 | 6,935 | Source 1 |
| East London | South Africa | 0.64 | 689 | -33.02 | 27.92 | 9,359 | Source 1 |
| Richards Bay | South Africa | 0.76 | 667 | -28.8 | 32.083 | 9,358 | Source 1 |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | 1.94 | 170 | 6.9483 | 79.8533 | 9,345 | Source 1 |
| Zanzibar | Tanzania | 0.36 | 581 | -6.15 | 39.18 | 9,340 | Source 1 |
| Krabi | Thailand | 0.84 | 166 | 8.07 | 98.87 | 9,091 | Source 1 |
| Kuraburi | Thailand | 0.7 | 153 | 9.23 | 98.38 | 9,754 | Source 1 |
| Phuket | Thailand | 1.11 | 116 | 7.83 | 98.42 | 9,070 | Source 1 |
| Ranong | Thailand | 0.71 | 181 | 9.95 | 98.6 | 9,095 | Source 1 |
| Satun | Thailand | 0.29 | 256 | 6.65 | 100.02 | 9,757 | Source 1 |
| Tarutao | Thailand | 0.89 | 148 | 6.7 | 99.65 | 9,755 | Source 1 |
| Trang | Thailand | 0.63 | 221 | 7.5 | 99.3 | 9,756 | Source 1 |
| Diego Garcia, Chagos Islands | Uk Territory | 0.45 | 226 | -7.283 | 72.4 | 9,341 | Source 1 |