Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands

Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
6.9 ft @ 6.7 sec
5.6 ft @ 12.9 sec
4.3 ft@ 6.2 sec
NW (322°T)
Swell
5.9 ft @ 8.7 sec
4.6 ft @ 12.5 sec
3.6 ft@ 6.7 sec
NW (325°T)
Swell
5.6 ft @ 5.7 sec
2.3 ft @ 11.1 sec
5.2 ft@ 5.9 sec
ENE (71°T)
Very steep
7.5 ft @ 6.6 sec
5.6 ft @ 13.8 sec
4.9 ft@ 6.7 sec
N (4°T)
Swell
8.5 ft @ 6.5 sec
4.9 ft @ 14.8 sec
6.9 ft@ 7.7 sec
E (81°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 |
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51001 | 170 NM WNW of Kauai | 2310 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 6.2 | NW ![]() |
Swell |
51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 2326 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 6.7 | NW ![]() |
Swell |
51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 2326 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 5.2 | 5.9 | ENE ![]() |
Very steep |
51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 2310 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | N ![]() |
Swell |
51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 2310 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 14.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | E ![]() |
Steep |
Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org |