Octave is the 15th name on the 2031 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter O. Since 1983, six storms have been named Octave; the strongest, in 1989, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Octave is on the 2031 list of East Pacific names, and it is not among the 22 names NHC lists as retired from the eastern and central Pacific (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Octave is next scheduled for 2031, when the 2031 list is used. The six lists rotate, so each one returns every six years.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Octave is name 15 of 24, and 32 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Octave formed in the East Pacific in September 2025 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Octave (2025): track and historyOctave formed in the East Pacific in October 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1006 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Octave (2019): track and historyOctave formed in the East Pacific in October 2013 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It made landfall near Puerto San Carlos, Mexico. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Octave (2013): track and historyOctave formed in the East Pacific in October 2001 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Octave (2001): track and historyOctave formed in the East Pacific in September 1989 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Octave (1989): track and historyOctave formed in the East Pacific in September 1983 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Octave (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octave 2013 | Puerto San Carlos, Mexico | 2013-10-15 05:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In each of 2025, 2019, 2013 and 2001, Octave was the 15th name used in the East Pacific season.
Seasons where our archive is missing an earlier name are left out, because we can’t confirm the count.
The most recent was Hurricane Octave in 2025, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 29, peaked at 90 mph (150 km/h) and lasted 10 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 15th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2013, 2001, 1989 and 1983.
Hurricane Octave in 1989 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the six, in 2019, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).