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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, November 28th, 3:55am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   7.2 ft 15 sec 302° 14-17 kt 170° 78.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   6.2 ft 14 sec 309° 14-17 kt 170° 78.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 317° 12-16 kt 120° 78.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 130° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.2 ft 15 sec 327° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 312° --- --- 79.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 7 sec 161° --- --- 79.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 15 sec 328° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 192° --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 15 sec 337° --- --- 79.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 320° 16-19 kt 80° 78.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 95° 14-17 kt 70° 79.2 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.6 ft 9 sec 80° --- --- 85.3 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 10 sec 84° --- --- 83.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 8 sec 66° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 11 sec 85° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 9 sec 71° --- --- 84.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 84.2 °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 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) 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 SSW (200°) 4-5 kt 1:30 am  Fri 11/28 Common Ground Calm 1:30 am  Fri 11/28 Moloaa Dairy ESE (120°) 3-8 kt 12:45 am  Fri 11/28 Hanamaulu SSW (200°) 2-4 kt 1:30 am  Fri 11/28 Lihue W (270°) 6 kt 1:00 am  Fri 11/28 Nawiliwili Nos W (260°) 5-7 kt 1:24 am  Fri 11/28 Poipu N (10°) 2-4 kt 1:00 am  Fri 11/28 Lawai Ntbg ENE (60°) 6-8 kt 1:30 am  Fri 11/28 Port Allen NE (40°) 5-6 kt 1:00 am  Fri 11/28 Makaha Ridge N (10°) 0-3 kt 1:11 am  Fri 11/28 Mana E (80°) 1-4 kt 1:34 am  Fri 11/28 Barking Sands E (80°) 4 kt 1:00 am  Fri 11/28 Puu Lua ENE (70°) 3-9 kt 1:35 am  Fri 11/28 Puu Opae E (90°) 4-7 kt 1:34 am  Fri 11/28 Waimea Heights NNE (20°) 0-5 kt 1:35 am  Fri 11/28 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 280121 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 320 PM HST Thu Nov 27 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 320 PM HST Thu Nov 27 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... The waters will be under the influence of weak high pressure through the weekend. This will maintain a few more days of primarily gentle to moderate east southeast breezes. Winds will begin to veer more southerly late Sunday through Tuesday. A front will stall west of Kauai Tuesday. An extra large northwest swell is forecast arrive Saturday into early next week. This swell will lift seas to advisory levels. Kauai Northwest Waters- 321 PM HST Thu Nov 27 2025 TONIGHT East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. FRIDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. FRIDAY NIGHT South winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy in the evening. SATURDAY South southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 15 feet at 18 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 15 to 18 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 18 feet at 18 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY South southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 16 to 18 feet, subsiding to 11 to 15 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 18 feet at 17 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT South winds to 10 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet, building to 12 to 15 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY South winds to 10 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers through the day. TUESDAY South southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 321 PM HST Thu Nov 27 2025 TONIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. FRIDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Hazy. FRIDAY NIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. SATURDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, building to 10 to 14 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 14 feet at 20 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 16 to 19 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 19 feet at 18 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY Southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 17 to 19 feet, subsiding to 11 to 15 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 19 feet at 17 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. SUNDAY NIGHT South southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet, building to 14 to 16 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY South southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. TUESDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 321 PM HST Thu Nov 27 2025 TONIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. FRIDAY Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Hazy. FRIDAY NIGHT South southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers after midnight. SATURDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, building to 9 to 12 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 feet at 18 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 11 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 15 feet at 18 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY Southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 11 to 15 feet, subsiding to 9 to 12 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 15 feet at 17 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. SUNDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, building to 9 to 13 feet after midnight. MONDAY South southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Isolated showers after midnight. TUESDAY South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 321 PM HST Thu Nov 27 2025 TONIGHT East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. FRIDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Hazy. FRIDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. SATURDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 19 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. SATURDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 10 feet at 18 seconds. SUNDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 10 feet at 17 seconds. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming south southeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. TUESDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming south 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon and evening, then becoming variable less than 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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