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 

4.3 ft @ 6.6 sec 3.9 ft @ 12.9 sec 1.3 ft@ 4.2 sec Waves from SS (175°T) Swell

3 ft @ 5.5 sec 1.3 ft @ 10.5 sec 2.6 ft@ 7.7 sec Waves from SESE (144°T) Average

5.6 ft @ 6.1 sec 4.3 ft @ 12.9 sec 3.9 ft@ 6.7 sec Waves from SS (173°T) Swell

5.2 ft @ 5.6 sec 3.6 ft @ 7.7 sec 3.6 ft@ 5.0 sec Waves from EE (80°T) Average

170 NM WNW of Kauai at 0540 HST: Seas: 4.3ft@6.6s, Swell: 3.9ft@12.9s, WDWV: 1.3ft@4.2s, S(175°T), Swell Waimea Bay, HI (51201) - no recent report available Mokapu Point, HI at 0526 HST: Seas: 3ft@5.5s, Swell: 1.3ft@10.5s, WDWV: 2.6ft@7.7s, SE(144°T), Average Kaumalapau, HI (51203) - no recent report available 205 NM SW of Honolulu (51003) - no recent report available 215 NM SSW of Hilo at 0540 HST: Seas: 5.6ft@6.1s, Swell: 4.3ft@12.9s, WDWV: 3.9ft@6.7s, S(173°T), Swell 185 NM SE of Hilo at 0540 HST: Seas: 5.2ft@5.6s, Swell: 3.6ft@7.7s, WDWV: 3.6ft@5.0s, E(80°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 0540 4.3 6.6 3.9 12.9 1.3 4.2 S Waves from S(175) Swell
51201 Waimea Bay, HI No recent reports.
51202 Mokapu Point, HI 0526 3 5.5 1.3 10.5 2.6 7.7 SE Waves from SE(144) Average
51203 Kaumalapau, HI No recent reports.
51003 205 NM SW of Honolulu No recent reports.
51002 215 NM SSW of Hilo 0540 5.6 6.1 4.3 12.9 3.9 6.7 S Waves from S(173) Swell
51004 185 NM SE of Hilo 0540 5.2 5.6 3.6 7.7 3.6 5.0 E Waves from E(80) Average
Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org