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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, May 10th, 2:05pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 40° 73.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 40° 74.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 90° 75.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 11 sec 325° --- --- 76.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 80° 76.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 11 sec 337° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 7 sec 33° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 78.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 78.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 164° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 337° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 178° --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 9 sec 113° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 50° 78.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 80° 79.0 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   6.2 ft 10 sec 59° --- --- 83.5 °F Backyard Buoys   1.0 ft 10 sec 238° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   7.5 ft 10 sec 87° --- --- 82.2 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 9 sec 134° --- --- 86.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 10 sec 157° --- --- 86.0 °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°) 3-9 kt 10:30 am  Sun 5/10 Common Ground E (100°) 3-6 kt 10:30 am  Sun 5/10 Hanalei -- Moloaa Dairy E (80°) 1-6 kt 9:45 am  Sun 5/10 Hanamaulu NE (40°) 4-10 kt 10:30 am  Sun 5/10 Lihue NE (40°) 13 kt 10:00 am  Sun 5/10 Nawiliwili Nos NNE (20°) 10-13 kt 10:30 am  Sun 5/10 Poipu -- Lawai Ntbg E (100°) 8-14 kt 10:30 am  Sun 5/10 Port Allen -- Makaha Ridge NNE (30°) 1-3 kt 10:11 am  Sun 5/10 Mana WNW (300°) 4-10 kt 10:34 am  Sun 5/10 Barking Sands -- Puu Lua E (80°) 3-10 kt 10:35 am  Sun 5/10 Puu Opae SSW (210°) 3-7 kt 10:34 am  Sun 5/10 Waimea Heights SSW (210°) 3-7 kt 10:35 am  Sun 5/10 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 101303 CCA CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Honolulu HI 303 AM HST Sun May 10 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 303 AM HST Sun May 10 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A high pressure ridge will remain in place north of the islands with fresh to locally strong trades into next weekend. Kauai Northwest Waters- 303 AM HST Sun May 10 2026 TODAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north 4 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night, then isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. THURSDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night, then isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. Kauai Windward Waters- 303 AM HST Sun May 10 2026 TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds and north 5 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night, then isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. THURSDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night, then isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. Kauai Leeward Waters- 303 AM HST Sun May 10 2026 TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, subsiding to 5 to 6 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north 4 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Channel- 303 AM HST Sun May 10 2026 TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers this morning. TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north 4 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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