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Tuesday, February 17th, 8:35am PST
Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 19-25 kt 120° 75.6 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 21-27 kt 110° 75.6 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 21-29 kt 80° 73.9 °F
Hanalei, Kauai, HI
 
10.5 ft 11 sec 55° --- --- 76.1 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 21 kt 90° 75.6 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
8.5 ft 11 sec 24° --- --- 76.5 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
11.5 ft 10 sec 47° --- --- 74.7 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
12.5 ft 10 sec 44° --- --- 76.5 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.6 ft 9 sec 164° --- --- 77.0 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
4.6 ft 8 sec 148° --- --- 76.5 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
12.1 ft 11 sec 30° --- --- 75.6 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
3.6 ft 8 sec 176° --- --- 77.0 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
10.2 ft 10 sec 29° --- --- 75.7 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 21-25 kt 50° 76.6 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 25-29 kt 80° 76.6 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
6.9 ft 7 sec 69° --- --- 82.0 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
7.5 ft 9 sec 36° --- --- 84.7 °F
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
4.6 ft 13 sec 350° --- --- 84.9 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
4.9 ft 14 sec 314° --- --- 84.9 °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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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 LimahuliNE(50°)3-8 kt6:00 am  Tue 2/17
Common GroundESE(120°)6-12 kt6:00 am  Tue 2/17
Moloaa DairyESE(110°)8-18 kt5:45 am  Tue 2/17
HanamauluE(90°)4-7 kt6:00 am  Tue 2/17
LihueE(90°)21-32 kt6:00 am  Tue 2/17
Nawiliwili NosE(80°)23-27 kt6:06 am  Tue 2/17
PoipuENE(70°)7-17 kt6:00 am  Tue 2/17
Lawai NtbgE(90°)7-13 kt6:00 am  Tue 2/17
Port AllenE(80°)13-17 kt6:00 am  Tue 2/17
Makaha RidgeNNE(20°)0-5 kt6:11 am  Tue 2/17
ManaENE(60°)5-10 kt5:34 am  Tue 2/17
Barking SandsENE(60°)4 kt6:00 am  Tue 2/17
Puu LuaE(80°)6-15 kt5:35 am  Tue 2/17
Puu OpaeE(100°)4-9 kt5:34 am  Tue 2/17
Waimea HeightsE(80°)7-18 kt5:35 am  Tue 2/17

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 171309 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 309 AM HST Tue Feb 17 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 309 AM HST Tue Feb 17 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A strong high pressure system far north of the Hawaiian Islands will slowly drift eastward over the next few days. A new high will rebuild far north of the state this weekend. Fresh to strong trade winds are expected through the remainder of the week with strong to near gales possible by Sunday.




Kauai Northwest Waters- 309 AM HST Tue Feb 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

TODAY
East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers this morning.

TONIGHT
East southeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
East southeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East southeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight.

THURSDAY
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 10 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.

THURSDAY NIGHT
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.

FRIDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers.




Kauai Windward Waters- 309 AM HST Tue Feb 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

TODAY
East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers this morning.

TONIGHT
East southeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers.

WEDNESDAY
East southeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 11 feet at 9 seconds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 12 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight.

THURSDAY
East winds to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 12 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.

THURSDAY NIGHT
East winds to 25 knots. Seas to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.

FRIDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers.




Kauai Leeward Waters- 309 AM HST Tue Feb 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

TODAY
East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds.

TONIGHT
East winds 25 to 30 knots, veering to east southeast 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 10 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight.

THURSDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers.

THURSDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.

FRIDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers.

SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.




Kauai Channel- 309 AM HST Tue Feb 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

TODAY
East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers this morning.

TONIGHT
East winds 25 to 30 knots, easing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds.

THURSDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds.

THURSDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers.

FRIDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day.

SATURDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers.




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