Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
6.9 ft @ 6.5 sec
5.2 ft @ 9.1 sec
4.6 ft@ 6.7 sec
ESE (102°T)
Average
4.3 ft @ 4.8 sec
0.7 ft @ 14.3 sec
3.9 ft@ 6.2 sec
NE (43°T)
Steep
7.9 ft @ 6.3 sec
1.6 ft @ 10.5 sec
7.9 ft@ 9.1 sec
E (89°T)
Average
7.5 ft @ 6.5 sec
5.6 ft @ 14.8 sec
4.9 ft@ 7.1 sec
SSE (165°T)
Swell
8.9 ft @ 6.4 sec
5.2 ft @ 9.1 sec
6.9 ft@ 7.7 sec
E (88°T)
Average
8.9 ft @ 6.2 sec
6.2 ft @ 9.1 sec
6.6 ft@ 7.1 sec
ENE (76°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 | 2140 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | ESE |
Average |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 2226 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 14.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | NE |
Steep |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 2226 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 9.1 | E |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | 2140 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 7.1 | SSE |
Swell |
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 2140 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 7.7 | E |
Average |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 2140 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 7.1 | ENE |
Average |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









