Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
3.6 ft @ 5.6 sec
3 ft @ 8.3 sec
2 ft@ 4.3 sec
NE (49°T)
Average
3 ft @ 5.5 sec
0.7 ft @ 10.5 sec
2.6 ft@ 9.1 sec
NNE (26°T)
Average
3.6 ft @ 5.3 sec
1 ft @ 13.3 sec
3.6 ft@ 9.1 sec
NNE (34°T)
Average
4.6 ft @ 4.9 sec
2.6 ft @ 7.1 sec
3.6 ft@ 5.3 sec
ENE (69°T)
Steep
4.3 ft @ 5.3 sec
3 ft @ 9.1 sec
3.3 ft@ 6.7 sec
ENE (71°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 | 0310 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 3 | 8.3 | 2 | 4.3 | NE  (49) |
Average |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 0326 | 3 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 9.1 | NNE  (26) |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0326 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 1 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 9.1 | NNE (34) |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 0310 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 5.3 | ENE  (69) |
Steep |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 0310 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 6.7 | ENE (71) |
Average |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||