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2026 South Pacific and Australian region season

13 storms formed in the South Pacific and Australian region basin in 2026, from 5 December 2025 to 13 April 2026.

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Years2026
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 2026 season in numbers

The record holds 13 storms for the 2026 South Pacific and Australian region season, of which 6 had names.13 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 5 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 3 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 13storms
  • 13tropical storm strength or more
  • 5cyclone strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 77accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 2026

  • Narelle (2026)15 March 2026 to 28 March 2026, peak Category 4 (124 kt), 931 hPa, provisional
  • Maila (2026)1 April 2026 to 12 April 2026, peak Category 4 (124 kt), 929 hPa, provisional
  • Vaianu (2026)5 April 2026 to 13 April 2026, peak Category 3 (99 kt), 954 hPa, provisional
  • Mitchell (2026)29 January 2026 to 10 February 2026, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 963 hPa, provisional
  • Urmil (2026)26 February 2026 to 2 March 2026, peak Category 1 (64 kt), 980 hPa, provisional

All 13 storms of 2026

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Koji Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Mitchell Category 1
Urmil Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Narelle Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Maila Category 4
Vaianu Category 3

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