Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
9.8 ft @ 7.7 sec
8.5 ft @ 13.8 sec
4.9 ft@ 6.2 sec
E (100°T)
Swell
5.2 ft @ 6.3 sec
2.6 ft @ 11.8 sec
4.6 ft@ 9.9 sec
NE (50°T)
Average
8.5 ft @ 7.8 sec
5.2 ft @ 11.1 sec
6.6 ft@ 9.9 sec
E (89°T)
Average
5.2 ft @ 6.6 sec
4.6 ft @ 11.4 sec
2.6 ft@ 5.6 sec
ESE (104°T)
Swell
5.2 ft @ 7.1 sec
5.2 ft @ 8.3 sec
1.3 ft@ 3.3 sec
NE (44°T)
Average
| 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 | 0110 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 6.2 | E |
Swell |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 0126 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 9.9 | NE |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0126 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 9.9 | E |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 0110 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 5.6 | ESE |
Swell |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 0110 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | NE |
Average |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









