Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
9.2 ft @ 8.0 sec
9.2 ft @ 10.8 sec
1.3 ft@ 3.8 sec
NNW (328°T)
Average
6.2 ft @ 6.5 sec
1.6 ft @ 14.3 sec
6.2 ft@ 7.7 sec
ESE (114°T)
Steep
6.2 ft @ 7.0 sec
5.9 ft @ 7.7 sec
1.3 ft@ 3.3 sec
E (101°T)
Steep
6.6 ft @ 6.0 sec
4.6 ft @ 13.8 sec
4.6 ft@ 5.9 sec
S (177°T)
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 | 0040 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 | NNW |
Average |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0056 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 7.7 | ESE |
Steep |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 0040 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 | E |
Steep |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 0040 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 | S |
Swell |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









