Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
7.2 ft @ 6.2 sec
4.6 ft @ 12.1 sec
5.6 ft@ 7.1 sec
E (99°T)
Steep
6.2 ft @ 6.6 sec
3.6 ft @ 11.1 sec
5.2 ft@ 9.9 sec
NNE (16°T)
Average
7.5 ft @ 5.7 sec
3 ft @ 12.1 sec
6.9 ft@ 7.1 sec
E (81°T)
Steep
8.2 ft @ 6.3 sec
4.9 ft @ 12.1 sec
6.9 ft@ 7.1 sec
NNE (17°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 | 1740 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 7.1 | E |
Steep |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 1756 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 11.1 | 5.2 | 9.9 | NNE |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 1740 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 3 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | E |
Steep |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 1810 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | NNE |
Average |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









