Taking the storm surge by typhoon in the relevant sea area of Zhoushan as a research object，we analyze historical data from five tide gauge stations in Zhoushan，and obtain the process of storm surge and the variation rule of maximum storm surge caused by twelve typical typhoons including five types.The results show that the storm surge hydrographs of the same typhoon at different tide gauge stations are of the same pattern，though there are also exceptions.Among the five tide gauge stations，Changzhi Station observes the highest maximum storm surge caused by the same typhoon.The storm surge hydrographs of typhoons that landed in the Zhoushan-Hangzhou Bay area and moved northward along the East China Sea have similar characteristics，while those of different typhoons in the other three categories differ greatly.There is no strong correlation between the maximum storm surge and the astronomical tide and high tide level.The storm surge increases continuously as the typhoon (66.7%) approaches and quickly decreases after the typhoon makes landfall.The maximum storm surge value of each typhoon is not only related to the typhoon intensity and other characteristics，but also related to the geographical environment where the tide station is located.