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Friday, January 16th, 1:55pm PST
Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
14.8 ft 14 sec 328° 8-12 kt 50° 76.8 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
13.1 ft 14 sec 327° 8-14 kt 40° 76.1 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
13.8 ft 14 sec 315° 17-21 kt 360° 75.7 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
12.5 ft 15 sec 325° --- --- 77.0 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
7.9 ft 14 sec 349° --- --- 76.3 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
8.9 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
9.2 ft 14 sec 311° --- --- 77.4 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
1.6 ft 4 sec 134° --- --- 76.5 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
11.8 ft 14 sec 325° --- --- 77.5 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
4.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.7 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
8.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
10.5 ft 16 sec 340° 14-17 kt 30° 76.8 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
11.2 ft 15 sec 349° 16-21 kt 20° 77.9 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
4.3 ft 8 sec 86° --- --- 82.2 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
8.2 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 84.7 °F
UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA
 
5.6 ft 8 sec 67° --- --- 84.7 °F
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
6.2 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 85.6 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
5.9 ft 14 sec 344° --- --- 85.8 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001)

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NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101)

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NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000)

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Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202)

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Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 
Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP
 
 Kauai Wind Observations
Lower LimahuliSW(220°)2-5 kt11:30 am  Fri 1/16
Common GroundE(100°)3-6 kt11:30 am  Fri 1/16
Moloaa DairyENE(70°)0-6 kt10:45 am  Fri 1/16
HanamauluNE(40°)8-16 kt11:30 am  Fri 1/16
LihueNNE(30°)15-24 kt11:00 am  Fri 1/16
Nawiliwili NosNNE(20°)12-18 kt11:24 am  Fri 1/16
PoipuENE(70°)7-18 kt11:00 am  Fri 1/16
Lawai NtbgE(90°)11-21 kt11:30 am  Fri 1/16
Port AllenWNW(300°)6-9 kt11:00 am  Fri 1/16
Makaha RidgeENE(70°)1-5 kt11:11 am  Fri 1/16
ManaWSW(240°)4-9 kt11:34 am  Fri 1/16
Barking SandsW(260°)6 kt11:00 am  Fri 1/16
Puu LuaE(90°)3-10 kt11:35 am  Fri 1/16
Puu OpaeS(190°)3-8 kt11:34 am  Fri 1/16
Waimea HeightsWSW(250°)4-9 kt11:35 am  Fri 1/16

Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Hanalei tide chart


Waimea Bay Kauai tide chart
Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina
 
Big Island cloud cover
Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
 
FZHW50 PHFO 161342 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 340 AM HST Fri Jan 16 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 340 AM HST Fri Jan 16 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A high pressure system to the northwest will move east for the next few days and bring stable breezy to locally strong trade winds. By late Sunday into early next week, winds are expected to weaken and veer southerly again ahead of another cold front. Current long range guidance shows this next cold front could approach the western coastal waters by the middle of next week.




Kauai Northwest Waters- 342 AM HST Fri Jan 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 14 to 16 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 16 feet at 14 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet, subsiding to 9 to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 12 feet at 13 seconds, northwest 9 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated light showers.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet, subsiding to 7 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 9 feet at 12 seconds, northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 18 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY
East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 12 feet at 17 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 10 feet at 15 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 17 seconds and east 5 feet at 8 seconds.

TUESDAY
South winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming southwest 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight.




Kauai Windward Waters- 342 AM HST Fri Jan 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 16 feet, subsiding to 14 to 15 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 16 feet at 14 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT
East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 11 to 14 feet, subsiding to 10 to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 13 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated light showers.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 9 feet at 12 seconds, northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated light showers in the morning.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds to 20 knots. Seas to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, north 6 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening.

SUNDAY
East southeast winds to 20 knots, easing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 10 feet at 17 seconds and east southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet, subsiding to 8 to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 10 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds to 15 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds.

TUESDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 16 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight.




Kauai Leeward Waters- 342 AM HST Fri Jan 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east northeast 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 15 feet at 14 seconds and east 6 feet at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 12 feet at 13 seconds, northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 12 seconds, east 6 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 7 feet at 18 seconds.

SUNDAY
East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 10 feet at 17 seconds and east southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 17 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight.




Kauai Channel- 342 AM HST Fri Jan 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
Northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 13 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 10 feet at 13 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds, north 5 feet at 12 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 18 seconds.

SUNDAY
East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 17 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds.

TUESDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight.




Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Wetsand Hawaii 7-day forecast
Surfline Kauai North 3-day forecast
Kauai South 3-day forecast
Magic Seaweed Hanalei Bay 10-day forecast
Long-range surf forecasts provided by Wetsand, Surfline and Magicseaweed