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The first objective was to characterize the most extreme wave height events in Galicia over the wintertime of a two-year period (2015\u20132016) by using reliable high-frequency radar wave parameters in concert with predictions from a regional wave (WAV) forecasting system running operationally in the Iberia-Biscay-Ireland (IBI) area, denominatedIBI-WAV. The second objective was to showcase the application of satellite wave altimetry (in particular, remote-sensed three-hourly wave height estimations) for the daily skill assessment of the IBI-WAV model product. Special attention was focused on monitoring Ophelia\u2014one of the major hurricanes on record in the easternmost Atlantic\u2014during its 3-day track over Ireland and the UK (15\u201317 October 2017). 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