Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
4.3 ft @ 6.8 sec
3.9 ft @ 13.8 sec
1.6 ft@ 4.8 sec
SSW (194°T)
Swell
3 ft @ 5.5 sec
1.3 ft @ 11.8 sec
2.6 ft@ 7.7 sec
E (85°T)
Average
5.6 ft @ 5.9 sec
4.3 ft @ 13.8 sec
3.6 ft@ 6.7 sec
SSE (162°T)
Swell
5.6 ft @ 5.9 sec
4.3 ft @ 11.4 sec
3.6 ft@ 5.6 sec
SSE (162°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 | 0710 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 4.8 | SSW |
Swell |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0726 | 3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 7.7 | E |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 0710 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 6.7 | SSE |
Swell |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 0710 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 5.6 | SSE |
Swell |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









