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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, March 21st, 9:45pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 29° 14-16 kt 360° 72.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 360° 73.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 180° 74.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.5 ft 12 sec 8° --- --- 77.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 4 kt 240° 76.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   8.5 ft 11 sec 4° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 11 sec 6° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 248° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 166° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 6° --- --- 75.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 76.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 77.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- --- --- 79.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 160° 78.1 °F Ipan, Guam   7.9 ft 13 sec 62° --- --- 81.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 2° --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 12 sec 346° --- --- 86.4 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Oahu Big Island 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Maui Region 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 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

 

Kaumalapau Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Kaumalapau buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Oahu Big Island Kaumalapau Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Kaumalapau buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Maui Wind Observations Makapulapai ENE (60°) 3-8 kt 6:15 pm  Sat 3/21 Puu Alii SW (220°) 3-13 kt 6:22 pm  Sat 3/21 Honolimaloo S (190°) 6-12 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Keopukaloa SSW (200°) 5-12 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Molokai 1 SSE (150°) 2-8 kt 4:37 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Makaena S (190°) 4-7 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Kalae Hwy S (180°) 7-11 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Molokai Ap S (180°) 7 kt 5:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Anapuka N (350°) 3-5 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Lanai 1 SW (220°) 6-11 kt 5:37 pm  Sat 3/21 Kaneloa -- Kahului Ap SW (220°) 7-22 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Kahului Hbr Nos WSW (240°) 10-13 kt 6:06 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Hansen Rd S (180°) 10-15 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Haleakala Hwy S (190°) 7-12 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Makawao SW (220°) 8-16 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Kula 2 SSW (200°) 2-5 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Piiholo W (260°) 2-8 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Emi Baseyard SSE (160°) 1-3 kt 5:55 pm  Sat 3/21 Hana NE (50°) 2-4 kt 5:45 pm  Sat 3/21 Na Kula N (10°) 4-12 kt 5:35 pm  Sat 3/21 Auwahi -- Kula 1 S (180°) 10-17 kt 5:48 pm  Sat 3/21 Summit SSW (210°) 11-17 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Nene Nest SW (220°) 16-21 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Park Hq WSW (240°) 4-12 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Waikamoi Treeline NE (50°) 1-2 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Crater Rd NW (310°) 2-5 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Kula Ag SSW (210°) 7-11 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Waipoli Rd SSE (150°) 8-16 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Keokea SE (140°) 6-9 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Kula S (180°) 10-17 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Pulehu SW (220°) 7-15 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Naalaea Rd SSE (160°) 11-18 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Ulupalakua SE (130°) 8-15 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Lipoa S (190°) 6-11 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Veterans Hwy SSE (160°) 8-17 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Kealia Pond S (190°) 12-21 kt 6:20 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Maalaea S (190°) 10-15 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Maalaea Bay -- Hanaula S (180°) 7-18 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Olowalu ESE (120°) 2-5 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Mamane Pl SSE (150°) 7-16 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Honoapiilani SSW (210°) 9-14 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Honoapiilani2 S (190°) 10-16 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Kealaloloa Rg SSW (210°) 18-25 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Ukumehame Gul SW (230°) 2-5 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Olowalu E (80°) 3-5 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Olowalu ESE (120°) 2-5 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Launiupoko SE (130°) 7-12 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Launiupoko 2 ESE (110°) 7-13 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Lahainaluna SE (140°) 8-11 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Lahaina Wtp S (180°) 9-15 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Meco Kaanapali SSE (160°) 9-16 kt 6:10 pm  Sat 3/21 Kapalua-w Maui SSW (210°) 4 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Honolua ENE (60°) 2-4 kt 6:00 pm  Sat 3/21 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Maui Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Maui 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

 

Maui Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 220121 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 321 PM HST Sat Mar 21 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 321 PM HST Sat Mar 21 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A surface low is located north of the islands with a pair of troughs draped over the region. Bands of heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to move over the coastal waters into Sunday. The low will lift northeast of the region on Sunday, and strong high pressure will build far north of the islands Monday and Tuesday. Maui County Windward Waters- 321 PM HST Sat Mar 21 2026 TONIGHT South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 11 seconds, south southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 10 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 10 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Heavy showers likely in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Scattered heavy showers after midnight. MONDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 9 seconds, east 3 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at 9 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at 9 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 9 seconds, east 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 9 seconds, east 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Maui County Leeward Waters- 321 PM HST Sat Mar 21 2026 TONIGHT South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 11 seconds and west 3 feet at 5 seconds. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 10 seconds. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY NIGHT South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 10 seconds. Heavy showers likely in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Scattered heavy showers after midnight. MONDAY Northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. MONDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. TUESDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 10 seconds. TUESDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 9 seconds. WEDNESDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 9 seconds. THURSDAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Maalaea Bay- 321 PM HST Sat Mar 21 2026 TONIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Heavy showers likely in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Scattered heavy showers after midnight. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas to 2 feet or less. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT North winds to 20 knots, easing to 15 knots after midnight. Seas to 2 feet or less. Isolated showers in the evening. TUESDAY North winds to 20 knots, rising to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas to 2 feet or less. TUESDAY NIGHT North winds to 25 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: North northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. WEDNESDAY North winds to 25 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: North northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. THURSDAY North winds to 25 knots, easing to 20 knots after midnight. Seas to 2 feet or less. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Pailolo Channel- 321 PM HST Sat Mar 21 2026 TONIGHT South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY NIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 3 feet. Heavy showers likely in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Scattered heavy showers after midnight. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas to 3 feet. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and east northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. THURSDAY Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, easing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Alenuihaha Channel- 321 PM HST Sat Mar 21 2026 TONIGHT Southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, backing to south southwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Occasional heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY NIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Heavy showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots in the evening, easing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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