Storm history › East Pacific › 1989 season
Hurricane Octave (1989)
Octave was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1989 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 8, 1989 to September 16, 1989, about 8 days, and covered 1,946 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,946 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 137th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Lala (2026), Hurricane Odalys (2026), Hurricane Iona (2025) and 49 more.
- Lowest pressure: 127th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Fernanda (2017), Hurricane John (2006), Hurricane Estelle (1998) and 10 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1989 East Pacific season's ACE.