Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Buoy: 51201 @ 1452 HST
Seas: 3.3 ft @ 5.7 sec
Swell: 1.6 ft @ 11.1 sec
WDWV: 2.6 ft @ 9.9 sec
Waves from NW (321°T)
Steepness: Average
Buoy: 51202 @ 1511 HST
Seas: 3.6 ft @ 7.2 sec
Swell: 2.3 ft @ 14.3 sec
WDWV: 3 ft @ 9.1 sec
Waves from SE (143°T)
Steepness: Average
Buoy: 51203 @ 1507 HST
Seas: 4.9 ft @ 10.9 sec
Swell: 4.6 ft @ 15.4 sec
WDWV: 1.6 ft @ 9.1 sec
Waves from SSW (195°T)
Steepness: Swell
Buoy: 51003 @ 1500 HST
Seas: 6.9 ft @ 8.3 sec
Swell: 6.6 ft @ 16.0 sec
WDWV: 1.6 ft @ 4.2 sec
Steepness: Swell
Buoy: 51004 @ 1500 HST
Seas: 7.2 ft @ 7.9 sec
Swell: 6.9 ft @ 16.0 sec
WDWV: 1.3 ft @ 3.4 sec
Waves from S (175°T)
Steepness: Swell
| ID | Name | Time HST |
Seas (WVHT) ft |
Period (APD) sec |
Swell (SWH) ft |
Period (SWP) sec |
WindWave (WWH) ft |
Period (WWP) sec |
MeanWind (MWD) °T |
Steep- ness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51001 | 170 NM WNW of Kauai | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 1452 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 9.9 | NW |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 1511 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 14.3 | 3 | 9.1 | SE |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | 1507 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 9.1 | SSW |
Swell |
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | 1500 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 4.2 | n/a | Swell |
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 1500 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 16.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | S |
Swell |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center | ||||||||||








