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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, February 26th, 2:50am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 27° 17-21 kt 100° 74.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 110° 74.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   8.9 ft 13 sec 8° 10-12 kt 80° 73.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 80° 74.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec 296° --- --- 76.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 6 sec 148° --- --- 75.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 17° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 76.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 9° --- --- 75.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   9.2 ft 14 sec 11° 17-21 kt 50° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 62° 19-23 kt 70° 76.6 °F Ipan, Guam   11.2 ft 11 sec 68° --- --- 82.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 10 sec 7° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 13 sec 207° --- --- 85.1 °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 NE (50°) 3-7 kt 12:30 am  Thu 2/26 Common Ground SE (130°) 2-4 kt 12:30 am  Thu 2/26 Moloaa Dairy ESE (110°) 3-10 kt 11:45 pm  Wed 2/25 Hanamaulu N (350°) 2-4 kt 12:30 am  Thu 2/26 Lihue ENE (60°) 12 kt 12:00 am  Thu 2/26 Nawiliwili Nos NE (50°) 5-11 kt 12:24 am  Thu 2/26 Poipu ENE (60°) 4-11 kt 12:00 am  Thu 2/26 Lawai Ntbg E (90°) 8-13 kt 12:30 am  Thu 2/26 Port Allen E (80°) 14-17 kt 12:00 am  Thu 2/26 Makaha Ridge E (100°) 2-5 kt 12:11 am  Thu 2/26 Mana ENE (60°) 3-4 kt 12:34 am  Thu 2/26 Barking Sands ENE (70°) 5 kt 12:00 am  Thu 2/26 Puu Lua Calm 12:35 am  Thu 2/26 Puu Opae NNE (20°) 2-6 kt 12:34 am  Thu 2/26 Waimea Heights NE (50°) 2-4 kt 12:35 am  Thu 2/26 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 260149 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 349 PM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 349 PM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Surface high pressure far north of the islands will maintain fresh to locally strong trade winds into Thursday. A surface ridge will be pushed to near Kauai on Friday as a front approaches from the northwest, leading to decreased winds. The front will stall northwest of Kauai Saturday and Sunday. Kauai Northwest Waters- 349 PM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. FRIDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY West northwest winds to 10 knots, veering to north northeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 349 PM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 7 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 11 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. FRIDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to northwest to 10 knots in the afternoon, veering to east northeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 349 PM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northeast 7 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. THURSDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. FRIDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. SATURDAY East southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, backing to north in the afternoon, veering to east northeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots, becoming 15 to 20 knots. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Channel- 349 PM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. THURSDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. FRIDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. SATURDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, backing to east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. SUNDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to west northwest to 10 knots in the afternoon, veering to east northeast. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east northeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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