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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, February 4th, 8:15am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 210° 74.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 200° 74.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 310° 75.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   14.8 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 2 kt 30° 75.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   14.1 ft 13 sec 313° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 355° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   9.5 ft 14 sec 317° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 8 sec 181° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   11.8 ft 14 sec 316° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 77.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.8 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 40° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 30° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 9 sec 64° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 84.7 °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 SW (220°) 3-6 kt 5:15 am  Wed 2/4 Common Ground SSW (200°) 0-3 kt 5:15 am  Wed 2/4 Moloaa Dairy SSE (150°) 1-3 kt 4:45 am  Wed 2/4 Hanamaulu SSW (200°) 2-3 kt 5:15 am  Wed 2/4 Lihue W (260°) 6 kt 5:00 am  Wed 2/4 Nawiliwili Nos W (280°) 3-5 kt 5:24 am  Wed 2/4 Poipu NNW (340°) 2-3 kt 5:00 am  Wed 2/4 Lawai Ntbg N (10°) 7-9 kt 5:15 am  Wed 2/4 Port Allen NE (40°) 5-7 kt 5:00 am  Wed 2/4 Makaha Ridge E (100°) 2-3 kt 5:11 am  Wed 2/4 Mana ENE (70°) 5-9 kt 5:34 am  Wed 2/4 Barking Sands E (90°) 5 kt 5:06 am  Wed 2/4 Puu Lua ENE (70°) 2-3 kt 5:35 am  Wed 2/4 Puu Opae NE (50°) 3-5 kt 5:34 am  Wed 2/4 Waimea Heights NNE (20°) 2-6 kt 5:35 am  Wed 2/4 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 041311 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 311 AM HST Wed Feb 4 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 311 AM HST Wed Feb 4 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure will briefly build over the region today, followed by a strong cold front and upper trough moving into the area from Friday through the weekend. Kauai Northwest Waters- 311 AM HST Wed Feb 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... TODAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming south southeast 7 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 13 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 15 feet at 14 seconds. TONIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 12 to 13 feet, subsiding to 10 to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 13 feet at 13 seconds. THURSDAY Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 12 seconds and west southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT West southwest winds to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and west 3 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY West southwest winds to 15 knots, veering to north in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 feet, building to 11 to 14 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 14 feet at 15 seconds and west 3 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT North northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 13 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 14 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. SATURDAY Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 11 feet at 14 seconds and east 9 feet at 8 seconds. Numerous showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY East northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and north 8 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Occasional showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Windward Waters- 311 AM HST Wed Feb 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... TODAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming southeast 7 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 15 to 16 feet, subsiding to 13 to 15 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 16 feet at 14 seconds. TONIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 12 to 13 feet, subsiding to 10 to 12 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 13 feet at 14 seconds. THURSDAY West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, subsiding to 7 to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 10 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy in the afternoon. THURSDAY NIGHT West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to north northwest in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 feet, building to 10 to 13 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 13 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT North northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 13 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 14 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers. SATURDAY Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 feet at 14 seconds and east 8 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY East northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and north 8 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Occasional showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Leeward Waters- 311 AM HST Wed Feb 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... TODAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 14 feet at 14 seconds. TONIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 11 feet at 13 seconds. THURSDAY Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy in the afternoon. THURSDAY NIGHT West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, building to 9 to 12 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT North northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 13 feet at 15 seconds and northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 10 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 9 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY East northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north 7 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Numerous heavy showers, then occasional showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Channel- 311 AM HST Wed Feb 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... TODAY Northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to east southeast this afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 11 feet at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming south southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 10 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy after midnight. THURSDAY Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT West southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy in the evening. Scattered showers. FRIDAY West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and west southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT North northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. SATURDAY Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds. Numerous heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY East northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north 7 feet at 11 seconds. Occasional showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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