Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
5.6 ft @ 6.4 sec
4.9 ft @ 11.4 sec
2.3 ft@ 4.5 sec
W (267°T)
Swell
4.6 ft @ 6.2 sec
2.6 ft @ 11.1 sec
3.9 ft@ 9.9 sec
NW (325°T)
Average
5.9 ft @ 5.4 sec
1.6 ft @ 10.5 sec
5.6 ft@ 5.9 sec
ENE (74°T)
Very steep
6.2 ft @ 6.9 sec
5.9 ft @ 12.1 sec
2.3 ft@ 5.0 sec
NNW (338°T)
Swell
6.9 ft @ 5.8 sec
4.3 ft @ 13.8 sec
5.2 ft@ 6.2 sec
NNW (335°T)
Average
7.2 ft @ 6.6 sec
5.9 ft @ 9.1 sec
4.3 ft@ 5.6 sec
ENE (74°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 | 1240 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 | W  (267) |
Swell |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 1256 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 9.9 | NW  (325) |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 1256 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | ENE  (74) |
Very steep |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | 1240 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 5.0 | NNW  (338) |
Swell |
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 1240 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | NNW (335) |
Average |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 1240 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | ENE (74) |
Average |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||