Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
4.9 ft @ 6.1 sec
4.3 ft @ 8.3 sec
2.3 ft@ 5.0 sec
E (99°T)
Average
3.3 ft @ 4.8 sec
0.7 ft @ 12.5 sec
3.3 ft@ 8.3 sec
N (1°T)
Average
4.9 ft @ 5.5 sec
1 ft @ 15.4 sec
4.9 ft@ 8.3 sec
ENE (60°T)
Average
5.9 ft @ 5.7 sec
4.3 ft @ 9.1 sec
4.3 ft@ 6.7 sec
E (91°T)
Average
7.5 ft @ 6.1 sec
3.3 ft @ 12.1 sec
6.9 ft@ 8.3 sec
E (91°T)
Steep
| 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 | 1940 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 5.0 | E |
Average |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | 1956 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 8.3 | N |
Average |
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 1956 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 1 | 15.4 | 4.9 | 8.3 | ENE |
Average |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 1940 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 6.7 | E |
Average |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 1940 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 8.3 | E |
Steep |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









