Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
5.6 ft @ 5.9 sec
4.9 ft @ 7.7 sec
3 ft@ 4.8 sec
E (97°T)
Steep
4.3 ft @ 5.2 sec
0.7 ft @ 10.5 sec
4.3 ft@ 8.3 sec
ENE (68°T)
Average
5.2 ft @ 5.4 sec
3.3 ft @ 9.1 sec
4.3 ft@ 6.7 sec
ENE (69°T)
Steep
6.9 ft @ 5.8 sec
0 ft @ n/a sec
6.9 ft@ 7.7 sec
ENE (68°T)
Steep
| 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 | 1640 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 3 | 4.8 | E |
Steep |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 1626 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 4.3 | 8.3 | ENE |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 1640 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 6.7 | ENE |
Steep |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 1640 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 0 | n/a | 6.9 | 7.7 | ENE |
Steep |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









