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WHAT IS A 'ROGUE' WAVE? - About 1 wave in every 2000 waves will be about double the average height of the other swells - this is about every 2-3 hrs. So you could expect if you are paddling down the west coast of Tasmania and the swells are 5 metres that every 2-3 hrs you will get one come through at 10m. (This information was from Simon McCulloch - meteorologist & ABC TV weatherman)
Link to NSW Sea Kayak Club article by Richard Birdsey (very interesting)
Hamish Saunders Coroners Inquest - Link to the Tasmanian Coroners finding about the death of Hamish SAUNDERS on Pedra Branca rock - 28km off the south coast of Tasmania. Reading this is very sobering and highlights how quickly the Tasmanian weather can change and how scary it must have been clinging for life as waves broke over the 60 metre high island.