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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, July 1st, 7:10am PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 77.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 78.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 77.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 34° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 54° --- --- 78.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 79.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 79.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 11 sec 148° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 47° --- --- 78.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 9 sec 78° --- --- 80.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 80.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.0 ft 8 sec 47° --- --- 84.9 °F Backyard Buoys   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   2.3 ft 8 sec 37° --- --- 86.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 82.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 14 sec 213° --- --- 82.4 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli NNE (20°) 4-11 kt 3:25 am  Wed 7/1 Common Ground SE (130°) 3-6 kt 3:25 am  Wed 7/1 Hanalei E (100°) 6-12 kt 2:41 am  Wed 7/1 Moloaa Dairy ESE (120°) 7-14 kt 1:45 am  Wed 7/1 Hanamaulu N (350°) 2-5 kt 3:25 am  Wed 7/1 Lihue E (80°) 12 kt 3:00 am  Wed 7/1 Nawiliwili Nos NE (50°) 10-13 kt 3:30 am  Wed 7/1 Poipu -- Lawai Ntbg E (90°) 11-18 kt 3:25 am  Wed 7/1 Port Allen E (90°) 12-16 kt 3:00 am  Wed 7/1 Makaha Ridge E (80°) 0-2 kt 3:11 am  Wed 7/1 Mana N (0°) 2-3 kt 3:34 am  Wed 7/1 Barking Sands Calm 3:00 am  Wed 7/1 Puu Lua E (80°) 5-12 kt 3:35 am  Wed 7/1 Puu Opae ENE (70°) 2-9 kt 3:34 am  Wed 7/1 Waimea Heights ENE (70°) 4-15 kt 3:35 am  Wed 7/1 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 011318 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 318 AM HST Wed Jul 1 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 318 AM HST Wed Jul 1 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Surface high pressure will remain far north of the Hawaiian coastal waters through the forecast period. Kauai Northwest Waters- 318 AM HST Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. THURSDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots, easing to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 19 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. Kauai Windward Waters- 318 AM HST Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots, easing to 15 knots after midnight. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening. THURSDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and south 4 feet at 19 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. SUNDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and south 4 feet at 18 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. Kauai Leeward Waters- 318 AM HST Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 4 feet at 19 seconds. Isolated showers. Scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and south 4 feet at 18 seconds. Isolated showers. Scattered showers after midnight. Kauai Channel- 318 AM HST Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers this morning. Isolated showers this afternoon. TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 4 feet at 19 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 4 feet at 18 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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