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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, February 14th, 9:30am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 110° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 110° 75.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 74.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   10.2 ft 10 sec 62° --- --- 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 21 kt 90° 75.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.2 ft 10 sec 39° --- --- 76.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   9.8 ft 9 sec 49° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   10.2 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 76.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 149° --- --- 76.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.9 ft 11 sec 50° --- --- 75.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 77.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.9 ft 9 sec 57° --- --- 75.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 80° 77.2 °F Ipan, Guam   9.2 ft 9 sec 86° --- --- 82.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 11 sec 31° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 11 sec 22° --- --- 84.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 12 sec 22° --- --- 84.9 °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 (10°) 4-10 kt 7:00 am  Sat 2/14 Common Ground ESE (110°) 7-11 kt 7:00 am  Sat 2/14 Moloaa Dairy ESE (120°) 9-17 kt 6:45 am  Sat 2/14 Hanamaulu NE (50°) 3-8 kt 7:00 am  Sat 2/14 Lihue E (90°) 17-23 kt 7:00 am  Sat 2/14 Nawiliwili Nos E (80°) 18-21 kt 7:06 am  Sat 2/14 Poipu E (80°) 5-13 kt 7:00 am  Sat 2/14 Lawai Ntbg E (90°) 6-9 kt 7:00 am  Sat 2/14 Port Allen E (90°) 13-17 kt 7:00 am  Sat 2/14 Makaha Ridge WSW (250°) 1-4 kt 7:11 am  Sat 2/14 Mana ENE (70°) 3 kt 6:34 am  Sat 2/14 Barking Sands E (80°) 5 kt 7:00 am  Sat 2/14 Puu Lua ENE (70°) 3-11 kt 6:35 am  Sat 2/14 Puu Opae NNW (340°) 2-10 kt 6:34 am  Sat 2/14 Waimea Heights E (80°) 7-15 kt 6:35 am  Sat 2/14 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 141300 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 300 AM HST Sat Feb 14 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 300 AM HST Sat Feb 14 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A strong high pressure system far north of the Hawaiian Islands will slowly drift eastward over the weekend. Fresh to strong trade winds are expected through the remainder of the forecast period with strong to near gales possible on Sunday. Kauai Northwest Waters- 300 AM HST Sat Feb 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... TODAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers this morning. Isolated showers this afternoon. TONIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots, rising to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East winds to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. TUESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers through the day. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Kauai Windward Waters- 300 AM HST Sat Feb 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... TODAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning. TONIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds to 20 knots, rising to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds to 25 knots. Seas to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. MONDAY NIGHT East winds to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. TUESDAY East winds to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers through the day. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Kauai Leeward Waters- 300 AM HST Sat Feb 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... TODAY East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers through the day. Kauai Channel- 300 AM HST Sat Feb 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... TODAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East winds to 20 knots, rising to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. TUESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 10 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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