Why is the Southern Sea so rough?

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By southern sea, I mean all the sea between Antarctica and Africa/S America/Australia. The pacific ocean is equally vast but yet it’s milder. I was looking at global winds on a website and almost the entire Southern Sea perpetually faces 60+ kmph winds. There are even 3000+ km long stretches of continuous 80 kmph winds. Why?

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There is no landfall for any of the Souther Ocean. On top of that are the Roaring Fourties Winds down there. High wind, no landfall = huge waves and rough seas.

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