SURGEDAT: The World's Storm Surge Data Center

Posted on: 5/29/2025 - Updated on: 6/19/2025

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CAKE Team

Overview

SURGEDAT is the world’s storm surge data center. This site has now archived the location and height of more than 700 tropical surge events around the world since 1880. In addition, we have identified more than 8,000 unique high water marks from tropical surges along the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts.

These data were mostly built from scientific sources, including government reports, historic maps, academic papers and books. In addition, anecdotal sources, such as thousands of pages of newspaper, provide data for smaller-magnitude storm surges in the earlier part of the record.

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Audience

This rich storm surge history is valuable for emergency management personnel, coastal scientists, storm surge modelers, forecasters, planners, insurance professionals and coastal stakeholders.

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Contact

Dr. Barry Keim

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Managing Organizations

Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) Network

The Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) network, formerly known as the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program, comprises regional teams who conduct collaborative research on weather and climate-related issues of concern to decision makers and community planners at state and local levels. CAP is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Program Office.