Yasa: 2021 South Pacific

Yasa reached 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph) (C5) in the 2021 South Pacific season, from 2020-12-11 to 2020-12-21, with track, wind and pressure and 19.8 ACE.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Yasa was a category 5 at its peak in the 2021 South Pacific season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph), reached on 15 December 2020, and the lowest pressure was 917 hPa.
The track runs from 11 December 2020 to 21 December 2020 with 82 six hourly positions.
Yasa accumulated 19.8 ACE.
1 landfall is recorded, the first on 17 December 2020.

Track

11 December 2020 to 21 December 2020

Yasa formed on 11 December 2020 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 20 kt (37 km/h, 23 mph) at the start to a peak of 138 kt (256 km/h, 159 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Yasa
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2020-12-11T06:00:00Z	20 kt
2020-12-11T09:00:00Z	23 kt
2020-12-11T12:00:00Z	25 kt
2020-12-11T15:00:00Z	25 kt
2020-12-11T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2020-12-11T21:00:00Z	25 kt
2020-12-12T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2020-12-12T03:00:00Z	28 kt
2020-12-12T06:00:00Z	30 kt
2020-12-12T09:00:00Z	30 kt
2020-12-12T12:00:00Z	30 kt
2020-12-12T15:00:00Z	33 kt
2020-12-12T18:00:00Z	35 kt
2020-12-12T21:00:00Z	38 kt
2020-12-13T00:00:00Z	30 kt
2020-12-13T03:00:00Z	43 kt
2020-12-13T06:00:00Z	35 kt
2020-12-13T09:00:00Z	45 kt
2020-12-13T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2020-12-13T15:00:00Z	50 kt
2020-12-13T18:00:00Z	50 kt
2020-12-13T21:00:00Z	58 kt
2020-12-14T00:00:00Z	60 kt
2020-12-14T03:00:00Z	60 kt
2020-12-14T06:00:00Z	70 kt
2020-12-14T09:00:00Z	63 kt
2020-12-14T12:00:00Z	70 kt
2020-12-14T15:00:00Z	73 kt
2020-12-14T18:00:00Z	75 kt
2020-12-14T21:00:00Z	83 kt
2020-12-15T00:00:00Z	80 kt
2020-12-15T03:00:00Z	98 kt
2020-12-15T06:00:00Z	90 kt
2020-12-15T09:00:00Z	115 kt
2020-12-15T12:00:00Z	95 kt
2020-12-15T15:00:00Z	128 kt
2020-12-15T18:00:00Z	110 kt
2020-12-15T21:00:00Z	138 kt
2020-12-16T00:00:00Z	120 kt
2020-12-16T03:00:00Z	138 kt
2020-12-16T06:00:00Z	120 kt
2020-12-16T09:00:00Z	138 kt
2020-12-16T12:00:00Z	120 kt
2020-12-16T15:00:00Z	138 kt
2020-12-16T18:00:00Z	125 kt
2020-12-16T21:00:00Z	130 kt
2020-12-17T00:00:00Z	120 kt
2020-12-17T03:00:00Z	120 kt
2020-12-17T06:00:00Z	115 kt
2020-12-17T07:00:00Z	115 kt
2020-12-17T09:00:00Z	105 kt
2020-12-17T12:00:00Z	95 kt
2020-12-17T15:00:00Z	90 kt
2020-12-17T18:00:00Z	75 kt
2020-12-17T21:00:00Z	80 kt
2020-12-18T00:00:00Z	70 kt
2020-12-18T03:00:00Z	70 kt
2020-12-18T06:00:00Z	75 kt
2020-12-18T09:00:00Z	73 kt
2020-12-18T12:00:00Z	75 kt
2020-12-18T15:00:00Z	63 kt
2020-12-18T18:00:00Z	65 kt
2020-12-18T21:00:00Z	65 kt
2020-12-19T00:00:00Z	60 kt
2020-12-19T03:00:00Z	48 kt
2020-12-19T06:00:00Z	55 kt
2020-12-19T09:00:00Z	50 kt
2020-12-19T12:00:00Z	50 kt
2020-12-19T15:00:00Z	50 kt
2020-12-19T18:00:00Z	50 kt
2020-12-19T21:00:00Z	48 kt
2020-12-20T00:00:00Z	45 kt
2020-12-20T03:00:00Z	45 kt
2020-12-20T06:00:00Z	40 kt
2020-12-20T09:00:00Z	43 kt
2020-12-20T12:00:00Z	35 kt
2020-12-20T15:00:00Z	38 kt
2020-12-20T18:00:00Z	30 kt
2020-12-20T21:00:00Z	35 kt
2020-12-21T00:00:00Z	35 kt
2020-12-21T03:00:00Z	30 kt
2020-12-21T06:00:00Z	25 kt

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 917 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Yasa
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2020-12-11T06:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2020-12-11T09:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2020-12-11T12:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2020-12-11T15:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2020-12-11T18:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2020-12-11T21:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2020-12-12T00:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2020-12-12T03:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2020-12-12T06:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2020-12-12T09:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2020-12-12T12:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2020-12-12T15:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2020-12-12T18:00:00Z	998 hPa
2020-12-12T21:00:00Z	998 hPa
2020-12-13T00:00:00Z	997 hPa
2020-12-13T03:00:00Z	996 hPa
2020-12-13T06:00:00Z	995 hPa
2020-12-13T09:00:00Z	994 hPa
2020-12-13T12:00:00Z	991 hPa
2020-12-13T15:00:00Z	993 hPa
2020-12-13T18:00:00Z	987 hPa
2020-12-13T21:00:00Z	989 hPa
2020-12-14T00:00:00Z	982 hPa
2020-12-14T03:00:00Z	986 hPa
2020-12-14T06:00:00Z	972 hPa
2020-12-14T09:00:00Z	983 hPa
2020-12-14T12:00:00Z	972 hPa
2020-12-14T15:00:00Z	977 hPa
2020-12-14T18:00:00Z	967 hPa
2020-12-14T21:00:00Z	970 hPa
2020-12-15T00:00:00Z	966 hPa
2020-12-15T03:00:00Z	956 hPa
2020-12-15T06:00:00Z	953 hPa
2020-12-15T09:00:00Z	941 hPa
2020-12-15T12:00:00Z	946 hPa
2020-12-15T15:00:00Z	928 hPa
2020-12-15T18:00:00Z	932 hPa
2020-12-15T21:00:00Z	917 hPa
2020-12-16T00:00:00Z	919 hPa
2020-12-16T03:00:00Z	917 hPa
2020-12-16T06:00:00Z	921 hPa
2020-12-16T09:00:00Z	917 hPa
2020-12-16T12:00:00Z	920 hPa
2020-12-16T15:00:00Z	917 hPa
2020-12-16T18:00:00Z	917 hPa
2020-12-16T21:00:00Z	925 hPa
2020-12-17T00:00:00Z	923 hPa
2020-12-17T03:00:00Z	935 hPa
2020-12-17T06:00:00Z	928 hPa
2020-12-17T07:00:00Z	928 hPa
2020-12-17T09:00:00Z	940 hPa
2020-12-17T12:00:00Z	954 hPa
2020-12-17T15:00:00Z	964 hPa
2020-12-17T18:00:00Z	969 hPa
2020-12-17T21:00:00Z	971 hPa
2020-12-18T00:00:00Z	970 hPa
2020-12-18T03:00:00Z	971 hPa
2020-12-18T06:00:00Z	967 hPa
2020-12-18T09:00:00Z	976 hPa
2020-12-18T12:00:00Z	964 hPa
2020-12-18T15:00:00Z	982 hPa
2020-12-18T18:00:00Z	972 hPa
2020-12-18T21:00:00Z	973 hPa
2020-12-19T00:00:00Z	978 hPa
2020-12-19T03:00:00Z	989 hPa
2020-12-19T06:00:00Z	980 hPa
2020-12-19T09:00:00Z	989 hPa
2020-12-19T12:00:00Z	985 hPa
2020-12-19T15:00:00Z	989 hPa
2020-12-19T18:00:00Z	984 hPa
2020-12-19T21:00:00Z	989 hPa
2020-12-20T00:00:00Z	986 hPa
2020-12-20T03:00:00Z	990 hPa
2020-12-20T06:00:00Z	990 hPa
2020-12-20T09:00:00Z	992 hPa
2020-12-20T12:00:00Z	993 hPa
2020-12-20T15:00:00Z	995 hPa
2020-12-20T18:00:00Z	997 hPa
2020-12-20T21:00:00Z	996 hPa
2020-12-21T00:00:00Z	996 hPa
2020-12-21T03:00:00Z	996 hPa
2020-12-21T06:00:00Z	995 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2021 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2021
Sam (North Atlantic)	54.0 ACE
Habana (South-West Indian)	34.2 ACE
Larry (North Atlantic)	31.9 ACE
Surigae (Western North Pacific)	28.7 ACE
Chanthu (Western North Pacific)	28.7 ACE
Linda (Eastern North Pacific)	25.4 ACE
Faraji (South-West Indian)	22.1 ACE
Mindulle (Western North Pacific)	21.9 ACE
Felicia (Eastern North Pacific)	21.4 ACE
Yasa (this storm)	19.8 ACE
Rai (Western North Pacific)	18.9 ACE
In-Fa (Western North Pacific)	14.9 ACE
Marian (South-West Indian)	14.2 ACE
Niran (South Pacific)	14.1 ACE
Ida (North Atlantic)	10.6 ACE
Elsa (North Atlantic)	9.9 ACE
Grace (North Atlantic)	8.6 ACE
Hilda (Eastern North Pacific)	8.3 ACE
Nyatoh (Western North Pacific)	8.0 ACE
Henri (North Atlantic)	7.8 ACE
Enrique (Eastern North Pacific)	7.7 ACE
Tauktae (North Indian)	7.7 ACE
Rick (Eastern North Pacific)	6.7 ACE
Malou (Western North Pacific)	6.6 ACE
Eloise (South-West Indian)	6.2 ACE
Seroja (South-West Indian)	6.1 ACE
Wanda (North Atlantic)	5.7 ACE
Conson (Western North Pacific)	5.4 ACE
Kompasu (Western North Pacific)	5.3 ACE
Champi (Western North Pacific)	5.0 ACE
Gulab:Shaheen-Gu (North Indian)	4.9 ACE
Namtheun (Western North Pacific)	4.8 ACE
Nora (Eastern North Pacific)	4.6 ACE
Ana (South Pacific)	4.4 ACE
Guambe (South-West Indian)	4.3 ACE
Pamela (Eastern North Pacific)	4.2 ACE
Odette (South-West Indian)	3.9 ACE
Olaf (Eastern North Pacific)	3.7 ACE
Chalane (South-West Indian)	3.7 ACE
Alicia (South-West Indian)	3.6 ACE
Yaas (North Indian)	3.6 ACE
Danilo (South-West Indian)	3.6 ACE
Cempaka (Western North Pacific)	3.4 ACE
Mirinae (Western North Pacific)	3.4 ACE
Bongoyo (South-West Indian)	3.4 ACE
Kevin (Eastern North Pacific)	3.2 ACE
Choi-Wan (Western North Pacific)	3.2 ACE
Jobo (South-West Indian)	3.2 ACE
Lucas (South Pacific)	3.2 ACE
Nida (Western North Pacific)	3.2 ACE
Lupit (Western North Pacific)	3.0 ACE
Omais (Eastern North Pacific)	2.9 ACE
Victor (North Atlantic)	2.5 ACE
Fred (North Atlantic)	2.4 ACE
Nicholas (North Atlantic)	2.4 ACE
Zazu (South Pacific)	2.2 ACE
Dujuan (Western North Pacific)	2.0 ACE
Joshua (South-West Indian)	1.9 ACE
Peter (North Atlantic)	1.8 ACE
Blanca (Eastern North Pacific)	1.7 ACE
Kimi (South Pacific)	1.6 ACE
Guillermo (Eastern North Pacific)	1.6 ACE
Rose (North Atlantic)	1.4 ACE
Dolores (Eastern North Pacific)	1.4 ACE
Carlos (Eastern North Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Lionrock (Western North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Iman (South-West Indian)	1.1 ACE
Claudette (North Atlantic)	1.1 ACE
Julian (North Atlantic)	1.1 ACE
Bill (North Atlantic)	1.0 ACE
Ana (North Atlantic)	0.8 ACE
Bina (South Pacific)	0.8 ACE
Jawad (North Indian)	0.7 ACE
Marty (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Kate (North Atlantic)	0.7 ACE
Andres (Eastern North Pacific)	0.6 ACE
Jimena (Eastern North Pacific)	0.6 ACE
Sandra (Eastern North Pacific)	0.6 ACE
Teresa (North Atlantic)	0.6 ACE
Imogen (South Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Koguma (Western North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Terry (Eastern North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Mindy (North Atlantic)	0.5 ACE
Odette (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Danny (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Ignacio (Eastern North Pacific)	0.4 ACE
Dianmu (Western North Pacific)	0.3 ACE
Nepartak (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

Landfalls

Landfalls of Yasa 2021
Date	Place	Position	Wind
2020-12-17	Open coast, place not named in the data	-16.6, 178.9	115 kt (213 km/h, 132 mph)

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from jtwc_sh,nadi,usa as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.