Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
8.5 ft @ 6.6 sec
6.6 ft @ 9.1 sec
5.2 ft@ 7.1 sec
NE (41°T)
Average
5.6 ft @ 6.4 sec
2.3 ft @ 10.5 sec
5.2 ft@ 9.9 sec
NNE (20°T)
Average
6.6 ft @ 6.2 sec
2.6 ft @ 10.5 sec
5.9 ft@ 9.9 sec
NNE (24°T)
Average
6.9 ft @ 7.1 sec
6.9 ft @ 13.8 sec
1.3 ft@ 3.6 sec
S (190°T)
Swell
5.2 ft @ 9.0 sec
5.2 ft @ 14.8 sec
0.7 ft@ 3.2 sec
S (186°T)
Swell
5.9 ft @ 8.1 sec
5.6 ft @ 14.8 sec
1.6 ft@ 4.8 sec
S (178°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 | 2009 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7.1 | NE  (41) |
Average |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 2026 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 9.9 | NNE  (20) |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 2026 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 9.9 | NNE (24) |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | 2010 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 3.6 | S  (190) |
Swell |
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 2010 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 3.2 | S (186) |
Swell |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 2010 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 14.8 | 1.6 | 4.8 | S (178) |
Swell |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||