The “storm of the century” that hit Cape Town on June 7 produced the biggest waves for 39 years. But at 11 metres‚ they were tiddlers compared with a 20.5-metre wave in 1978.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/cape-storm-unleashed-biggest-waves-39-years
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-live-south-africa
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/storms
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa