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 @ 6.3 sec
5.9 ft @ 9.1 sec
3.6 ft@ 5.6 sec
E (86°T)
Average
3.6 ft @ 5.5 sec
2 ft @ 11.1 sec
3.3 ft@ 5.6 sec
NNW (327°T)
Average
5.6 ft @ 5.4 sec
1.3 ft @ 11.8 sec
5.2 ft@ 9.1 sec
E (88°T)
Average
8.5 ft @ 6.5 sec
5.9 ft @ 9.1 sec
6.6 ft@ 5.3 sec
ENE (67°T)
Average
9.2 ft @ 6.4 sec
5.6 ft @ 9.1 sec
7.2 ft@ 5.9 sec
E (85°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 | 0840 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 5.6 | E |
Average |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 0856 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 2 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 5.6 | NNW |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0856 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 5.2 | 9.1 | E |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 0840 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 5.3 | ENE |
Average |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 0840 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 | E |
Average |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









