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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 25th, 9:30pm PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-21 kt 40° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 40° 75.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 240° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 300° --- --- 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 240° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.0 ft 11 sec 9° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.0 ft 10 sec 12° --- --- 77.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 154° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   3.3 ft 11 sec 341° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 78.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 93° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8 kt 70° 76.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 80° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 10 sec 49° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 12 sec 338° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 9 sec 340° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 8 sec 226° --- --- 85.8 °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 NNW (340°) 2-9 kt 7:00 pm  Sun 1/25 Common Ground Calm 7:00 pm  Sun 1/25 Moloaa Dairy SSW (210°) 0-4 kt 6:45 pm  Sun 1/25 Hanamaulu SSW (210°) 2-4 kt 7:00 pm  Sun 1/25 Lihue SW (230°) 7 kt 7:00 pm  Sun 1/25 Nawiliwili Nos SW (230°) 2-3 kt 7:06 pm  Sun 1/25 Poipu W (280°) 2-8 kt 7:00 pm  Sun 1/25 Lawai Ntbg NW (320°) 1-3 kt 7:00 pm  Sun 1/25 Port Allen W (280°) 6-8 kt 7:00 pm  Sun 1/25 Makaha Ridge SSW (210°) 2-8 kt 7:11 pm  Sun 1/25 Mana Calm 6:34 pm  Sun 1/25 Barking Sands W (280°) 7 kt 7:00 pm  Sun 1/25 Puu Lua WSW (240°) 0-2 kt 6:35 pm  Sun 1/25 Puu Opae WNW (290°) 3-5 kt 6:34 pm  Sun 1/25 Waimea Heights W (270°) 2-5 kt 6:35 pm  Sun 1/25 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 260113 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 312 PM HST Sun Jan 25 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 312 PM HST Sun Jan 25 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Light winds will prevail across the island chain through this evening ahead of a front approaching from the northwest. Trades briefly return behind the front late tonight through Monday, with strongest winds around Kauai and Oahu. Another around of light and variable winds will occur throughout much of the rest of the week as a series of fronts pass by to the north. Kauai Northwest Waters- 312 PM HST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT West winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after midnight. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. TUESDAY South winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Hazy. TUESDAY NIGHT South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY South southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT West southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 16 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. THURSDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west southwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon, veering to north northwest. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 10 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. FRIDAY North northeast winds to 10 knots, veering to east after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 312 PM HST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT West southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Hazy this evening. Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after midnight. MONDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. TUESDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Hazy. TUESDAY NIGHT South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY Southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT West winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 16 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. THURSDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west southwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon, veering to north northwest. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 10 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers. Scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY North northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to east northeast to 10 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 11 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 312 PM HST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to north after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds and east northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Hazy. TUESDAY South southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. TUESDAY NIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY South southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT West southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 16 seconds. THURSDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west southwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon, veering to north northwest. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY Northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to east to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 10 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 312 PM HST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to north northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Hazy. Isolated showers after midnight. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. TUESDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. TUESDAY NIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. WEDNESDAY Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT West southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. THURSDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northwest 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. FRIDAY North northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to east northeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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