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Figure 1

Comparison of wave height distribution from laboratory data and theory ($bullet$: laboratory data, solid line: Eq.(), dashed line: (), dotted line: Rayleigh distribution).
(a) $mu_3=0.26, mu_4=3.39$
(b) $mu_3=0.21, mu_4=3.62$

Figure 2

Occurrence probability of freak wave as a function of number of waves $N$ and kurtosis $mu_4$.

Figure 3

Ratio of freak wave occurrence predicted by Eq.() to the Rayleigh theory.

Figure 4

Relationship between $H_{max}/H_{1/3}$ and $mu_4$.

Figure 5

Comparison of the maximum wave height distribution with observed data and theory ($N=150-200$).
$mu_4=2.8-3.0$
$mu_4=3.0-3.2$
$mu_4=3.2-3.4$
$mu_4=3.4-3.6$

Figure 6

Dependence of $langle H_{max}/H_{1/3} rangle$ on $mu_4$ and $N$.
(a) Observed data
(b) Theory

Figure 7

Dependence of occurrence probability of freak wave on $mu_4$ and $N$.
(a) Observed data
(b) Theory

Figure: Comparison of wave height distribution from laboratory data and theory ($bullet$: laboratory data, solid line: Eq.(), dashed line: (), dotted line: Rayleigh distribution).

(a) $mu_3=0.26, mu_4=3.39$

Figure: Comparison of wave height distribution from laboratory data and theory ($bullet$: laboratory data, solid line: Eq.(), dashed line: (), dotted line: Rayleigh distribution).

(b) $mu_3=0.21, mu_4=3.62$

Figure: Occurrence probability of freak wave as a function of number of waves $N$ and kurtosis $mu_4$.

Figure: Ratio of freak wave occurrence predicted by Eq.() to the Rayleigh theory.

Figure: Observed relationship between $H_{max}/H_{1/3}$ and $mu_4$ in field.

Figure: Comparison of the maximum wave height distribution with observed data and theory ($N=150-200$).

Figure: Comparison of the maximum wave height distribution with observed data and theory ($N=150-200$).

Figure: Comparison of the maximum wave height distribution with observed data and theory ($N=150-200$).

Figure: Comparison of the maximum wave height distribution with observed data and theory ($N=150-200$).

Figure: Dependence of $langle H_{max}/H_{1/3} rangle$ on $mu_4$ and $N$.

(a) Observed data

Figure: Dependence of $langle H_{max}/H_{1/3} rangle$ on $mu_4$ and $N$.

(b) Theory

Figure: Dependence of occurrence probability of freak wave on $mu_4$ and $N$ .

(a) Observed data

Figure: Dependence of occurrence probability of freak wave on $mu_4$ and $N$ .

(b) Theory