Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
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
NNW (336°T)
Swell
9.2 ft @ 9.1 sec
7.5 ft @ 14.3 sec
4.9 ft@ 9.9 sec
NW (318°T)
Swell
8.9 ft @ 7.2 sec
5.2 ft @ 15.4 sec
6.9 ft@ 9.1 sec
N (355°T)
Average
10.2 ft @ 7.6 sec
7.5 ft @ 9.1 sec
6.9 ft@ 7.7 sec
E (91°T)
Steep
11.5 ft @ 6.9 sec
6.2 ft @ 14.8 sec
9.8 ft@ 9.1 sec
ENE (73°T)
Steep
10.8 ft @ 7.0 sec
7.9 ft @ 16.0 sec
7.5 ft@ 7.7 sec
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 |
Swell |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 0556 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 4.9 | 9.9 | NW |
Swell |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0556 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 15.4 | 6.9 | 9.1 | N |
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 |
Steep |
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 0540 | 11.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 14.8 | 9.8 | 9.1 | ENE |
Steep |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 0540 | 10.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | NNW |
Swell |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









