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 

8.5 ft @ 7.1 sec 7.2 ft @ 13.8 sec 4.9 ft@ 6.7 sec Waves from NNWNNW (336°T) Swell

9.2 ft @ 9.1 sec 7.5 ft @ 14.3 sec 4.9 ft@ 9.9 sec Waves from NWNW (318°T) Swell

8.9 ft @ 7.2 sec 5.2 ft @ 15.4 sec 6.9 ft@ 9.1 sec Waves from NN (355°T) Average

10.2 ft @ 7.6 sec 7.5 ft @ 9.1 sec 6.9 ft@ 7.7 sec Waves from EE (91°T) Steep

11.5 ft @ 6.9 sec 6.2 ft @ 14.8 sec 9.8 ft@ 9.1 sec Waves from ENEENE (73°T) Steep

10.8 ft @ 7.0 sec 7.9 ft @ 16.0 sec 7.5 ft@ 7.7 sec Waves from NNWNNW (348°T) Swell

170 NM WNW of Kauai at 0540 HST: Seas: 8.5ft@7.1s, Swell: 7.2ft@13.8s, WDWV: 4.9ft@6.7s, NNW(336°T), Swell Waimea Bay, HI at 0556 HST: Seas: 9.2ft@9.1s, Swell: 7.5ft@14.3s, WDWV: 4.9ft@9.9s, NW(318°T), Swell Mokapu Point, HI at 0556 HST: Seas: 8.9ft@7.2s, Swell: 5.2ft@15.4s, WDWV: 6.9ft@9.1s, N(355°T), Average Kaumalapau, HI (51203) - no recent report available 205 NM SW of Honolulu at 0540 HST: Seas: 10.2ft@7.6s, Swell: 7.5ft@9.1s, WDWV: 6.9ft@7.7s, E(91°T), Steep 215 NM SSW of Hilo at 0540 HST: Seas: 11.5ft@6.9s, Swell: 6.2ft@14.8s, WDWV: 9.8ft@9.1s, ENE(73°T), Steep 185 NM SE of Hilo at 0540 HST: Seas: 10.8ft@7.0s, Swell: 7.9ft@16.0s, WDWV: 7.5ft@7.7s, NNW(348°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 0540 8.5 7.1 7.2 13.8 4.9 6.7 NNW Waves from NNW(336) Swell
51201 Waimea Bay, HI 0556 9.2 9.1 7.5 14.3 4.9 9.9 NW Waves from NW(318) Swell
51202 Mokapu Point, HI 0556 8.9 7.2 5.2 15.4 6.9 9.1 N Waves from N(355) Average
51203 Kaumalapau, HI No recent reports.
51003 205 NM SW of Honolulu 0540 10.2 7.6 7.5 9.1 6.9 7.7 E Waves from E(91) Steep
51002 215 NM SSW of Hilo 0540 11.5 6.9 6.2 14.8 9.8 9.1 ENE Waves from ENE(73) Steep
51004 185 NM SE of Hilo 0540 10.8 7.0 7.9 16.0 7.5 7.7 NNW Waves from NNW(348) Swell
Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org