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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, February 25th, 12:30pm PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 74.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 30° 73.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec 13° --- --- 75.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 75.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   9.5 ft 13 sec 20° --- --- 74.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   9.2 ft 12 sec 26° --- --- 75.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 76.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 6 sec 138° --- --- 75.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.8 ft 13 sec 16° --- --- 75.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 320° --- --- 76.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.2 ft 14 sec 356° --- --- 75.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 40° 76.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° 76.6 °F Ipan, Guam   10.2 ft 10 sec 66° --- --- 82.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   9.5 ft 10 sec 15° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 11 sec 26° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 12 sec 15° --- --- 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 N (350°) 2-6 kt 10:00 am  Wed 2/25 Common Ground SE (140°) 4-8 kt 10:00 am  Wed 2/25 Moloaa Dairy E (90°) 2-10 kt 9:45 am  Wed 2/25 Hanamaulu NNE (20°) 3-8 kt 10:00 am  Wed 2/25 Lihue ENE (60°) 10 kt 10:00 am  Wed 2/25 Nawiliwili Nos NE (40°) 10-16 kt 10:06 am  Wed 2/25 Poipu ENE (60°) 6-12 kt 10:00 am  Wed 2/25 Lawai Ntbg ENE (70°) 7-11 kt 10:00 am  Wed 2/25 Port Allen ENE (60°) 14-19 kt 10:00 am  Wed 2/25 Makaha Ridge ENE (70°) 3-9 kt 10:11 am  Wed 2/25 Mana S (180°) 0-3 kt 9:34 am  Wed 2/25 Barking Sands SW (220°) 4 kt 10:00 am  Wed 2/25 Puu Lua E (100°) 3-7 kt 9:35 am  Wed 2/25 Puu Opae ENE (60°) 5-12 kt 9:34 am  Wed 2/25 Waimea Heights E (90°) 3-8 kt 9:35 am  Wed 2/25 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 251305 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 305 AM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 305 AM 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- 305 AM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 9 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers this morning. TONIGHT East winds 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 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SATURDAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, backing to southeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 305 AM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet, subsiding to 9 to 10 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: North northeast 9 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers this morning. 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 10 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 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY Southeast winds 10 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 South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming east 7 to 10 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 305 AM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 9 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers this morning. 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 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 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 305 AM HST Wed Feb 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: North northeast 9 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers this morning. 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. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast 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. Isolated showers in the morning. 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 Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 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. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east northeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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