Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
11.8 ft @ 10.0 sec
10.8 ft @ 16.0 sec
4.3 ft@ 5.6 sec
NW (321°T)
Swell
5.9 ft @ 7.6 sec
3.9 ft @ 12.5 sec
4.6 ft@ 9.9 sec
NNW (342°T)
Average
7.2 ft @ 5.8 sec
2.6 ft @ 11.8 sec
6.9 ft@ 6.2 sec
E (88°T)
Very steep
9.8 ft @ 6.5 sec
4.9 ft @ 12.9 sec
8.9 ft@ 8.3 sec
E (83°T)
Steep
9.2 ft @ 6.8 sec
6.9 ft @ 12.9 sec
6.2 ft@ 6.7 sec
NNW (338°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 | 0640 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 5.6 | NW |
Swell |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 0656 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 9.9 | NNW |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0656 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | E |
Very steep |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 0640 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 8.3 | E |
Steep |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 0640 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | NNW |
Swell |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









