Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
6.2 ft @ 6.1 sec
5.2 ft @ 8.3 sec
3.3 ft@ 5.9 sec
ESE (109°T)
Average
5.6 ft @ 5.4 sec
1.3 ft @ 15.4 sec
5.2 ft@ 5.9 sec
NE (46°T)
Very steep
6.2 ft @ 5.9 sec
1.6 ft @ 18.2 sec
6.2 ft@ 8.3 sec
ENE (61°T)
Average
7.5 ft @ 6.1 sec
5.2 ft @ 7.7 sec
5.2 ft@ 5.6 sec
ENE (69°T)
Steep
8.2 ft @ 6.3 sec
5.6 ft @ 8.3 sec
5.9 ft@ 5.9 sec
ENE (65°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 | 1510 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 5.9 | ESE |
Average |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 1526 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | NE |
Very steep |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 1456 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 8.3 | ENE |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 1510 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 5.6 | ENE |
Steep |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 1510 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | ENE |
Steep |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









