Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
3.9 ft @ 6.3 sec
3.9 ft @ 10.0 sec
1.3 ft@ 4.5 sec
ENE (61°T)
Swell
3.3 ft @ 5.2 sec
0.7 ft @ 10.5 sec
3.3 ft@ 9.1 sec
NE (44°T)
Average
4.3 ft @ 5.8 sec
1 ft @ 10.5 sec
4.3 ft@ 9.1 sec
NNE (33°T)
Average
4.9 ft @ 5.6 sec
4.6 ft @ 7.1 sec
1.6 ft@ 4.2 sec
E (81°T)
Steep
4.9 ft @ 5.7 sec
3.9 ft @ 8.3 sec
2.6 ft@ 5.6 sec
ENE (58°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 | 1310 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | ENE |
Swell |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 1326 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 9.1 | NE |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 1326 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1 | 10.5 | 4.3 | 9.1 | NNE |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 1310 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 4.2 | E |
Steep |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 1310 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 5.6 | ENE |
Average |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









