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 @ 6.9 sec
3.6 ft @ 7.7 sec
0.7 ft@ 3.6 sec
E (82°T)
Average
2 ft @ 4.6 sec
0.7 ft @ 10.5 sec
2 ft@ 7.7 sec
NNE (29°T)
n/a
3.3 ft @ 5.4 sec
1 ft @ 15.4 sec
3.3 ft@ 7.7 sec
ENE (75°T)
Average
4.3 ft @ 6.4 sec
3.9 ft @ 13.8 sec
1.6 ft@ 4.2 sec
S (172°T)
Swell
4.3 ft @ 6.2 sec
3.6 ft @ 13.8 sec
2 ft@ 5.6 sec
SE (135°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 | 0140 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 3.6 | E |
Average |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 0126 | 2 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 2 | 7.7 | NNE |
n/a |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0126 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 1 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 7.7 | ENE |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 0140 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 4.2 | S |
Swell |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 0140 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 2 | 5.6 | SE |
Swell |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









