Wave/Buoy Data Around the Hawaiian Islands
Significant Wave Height @ Period Swell height @ Period Wind Wave Height @ Period Mean wave direction Wave steepness
7.5 ft @ 9.9 sec
7.5 ft @ 12.9 sec
0.7 ft@ 3.7 sec
NW (312°T)
Swell
5.9 ft @ 9.0 sec
4.3 ft @ 14.3 sec
3.6 ft@ 8.3 sec
NE (36°T)
Swell
5.2 ft @ 6.3 sec
4.6 ft @ 13.8 sec
3 ft@ 6.2 sec
NW (321°T)
Swell
6.2 ft @ 7.0 sec
5.6 ft @ 14.8 sec
2.6 ft@ 5.9 sec
NE (51°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 | 2340 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | NW |
Swell |
| 51201 | Waimea Bay, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51202 | Mokapu Point, HI | 0126 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 8.3 | NE |
Swell |
| 51203 | Kaumalapau, HI | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51003 | 205 NM SW of Honolulu | No recent reports. | ||||||||
| 51002 | 215 NM SSW of Hilo | 2340 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 13.8 | 3 | 6.2 | NW |
Swell |
| 51004 | 185 NM SE of Hilo | 2340 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 5.9 | NE |
Swell |
| Data from NOAA National Data Buoy Center Script by Saratoga-Weather.org | ||||||||||









