November 28, 2006 Tsunami: Southwest Australia
A tsunami of meteorological origin began at Southwest Australia on November 28, 2006. The water rose as high as 0.35 meters. Its effects were recorded at 3 places.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- November 28, 2006
- Source
- Southwest Australia
- Cause
- Meteorological
- Maximum water height
- 0.35 m (1.1 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 3
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
On 28 November 2006, strong winds and cold fronts were reported at Rottnest Island. The south-west WA tide gauges recorded a meteotsunami on the same day. The tide gauges at Bunbury and Esperance recorded a meteotsunami with initial wave heights of 0.7 m (at *0230) and 0.6 m (at *0320), respectively. Meteotsunami-induced sea-level oscillations were also recorded at the inner Bremer Bay tide gauge, with a maximum height of ~0.4 m recorded at *0700 on 29 November. (reference #11089)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunbury | Australia | 0.35 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | ||||
| Esperance | Australia | 0.3 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | ||||
| Bremer Bay | Australia | 0.31 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) |
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 6073.