Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands


Buoy Surf data from NDBC
Mesomap of nearby weather buoys

 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 Waves from NWNW (322°T) Swell

5.9 ft @ 8.7 sec 4.6 ft @ 12.5 sec 3.6 ft@ 6.7 sec Waves from NWNW (325°T) Swell

5.6 ft @ 5.7 sec 2.3 ft @ 11.1 sec 5.2 ft@ 5.9 sec Waves from ENEENE (71°T) Very steep

7.5 ft @ 6.6 sec 5.6 ft @ 13.8 sec 4.9 ft@ 6.7 sec Waves from NN (4°T) Swell

8.5 ft @ 6.5 sec 4.9 ft @ 14.8 sec 6.9 ft@ 7.7 sec Waves from EE (81°T) Steep

170 NM WNW of Kauai at 2310 HST: Seas: 6.9ft@6.7s, Swell: 5.6ft@12.9s, WDWV: 4.3ft@6.2s, NW(322°T), Swell Waimea Bay, HI at 2326 HST: Seas: 5.9ft@8.7s, Swell: 4.6ft@12.5s, WDWV: 3.6ft@6.7s, NW(325°T), Swell Mokapu Point, HI at 2326 HST: Seas: 5.6ft@5.7s, Swell: 2.3ft@11.1s, WDWV: 5.2ft@5.9s, ENE(71°T), Very steep Kaumalapau, HI (51203) - no recent report available 205 NM SW of Honolulu (51003) - no recent report available 215 NM SSW of Hilo at 2310 HST: Seas: 7.5ft@6.6s, Swell: 5.6ft@13.8s, WDWV: 4.9ft@6.7s, N(4°T), Swell 185 NM SE of Hilo at 2310 HST: Seas: 8.5ft@6.5s, Swell: 4.9ft@14.8s, WDWV: 6.9ft@7.7s, 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

 
51001 170 NM WNW of Kauai 2310 6.9 6.7 5.6 12.9 4.3 6.2 NW Waves from NW(322) Swell
51201 Waimea Bay, HI 2326 5.9 8.7 4.6 12.5 3.6 6.7 NW Waves from NW(325) Swell
51202 Mokapu Point, HI 2326 5.6 5.7 2.3 11.1 5.2 5.9 ENE Waves from ENE(71) 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 Waves from N(4) Swell
51004 185 NM SE of Hilo 2310 8.5 6.5 4.9 14.8 6.9 7.7 E Waves from E(81) Steep
Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org