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Oahu Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, December 17th, 10:40am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 90° 75.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 74.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 76.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 1° --- --- 76.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 10 sec 348° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 15 sec 306° --- --- 78.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 9 sec 144° --- --- 76.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.9 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 12 sec 79° --- --- 83.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   6.9 ft 13 sec 50° --- --- 84.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 10 sec 35° --- --- 84.6 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Kauai Maui 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Oahu Region 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 Waimea Bay, Oahu (CDIP 106) 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 Mokapu Point, Oahu (CDIP 098) 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

 

Waimea Bay Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Waimea Bay buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Kauai Maui Waimea Bay Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Waimea Bay buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Oahu Wind Observations Kahuku ENE (58°) 5-11 kt 8:00 am  Mon 12/17 Kahuku Trng E (88°) 6-15 kt 7:59 am  Mon 12/17 Kii ENE (78°) 14-18 kt 7:45 am  Mon 12/17 Oahu Forest Nwr Calm 7:36 am  Mon 12/17 Kaneohe Mcbh -- Bellows ENE (72°) 14-18 kt 8:00 am  Mon 12/17 Honolulu Ap N (5°) 6 kt 8:00 am  Mon 12/17 Honouliuli Fws Calm 7:41 am  Mon 12/17 Waiawa Fws NNW (345°) 1-4 kt 7:41 am  Mon 12/17 Schofield Brks SW (230°) 3 kt 7:57 am  Mon 12/17 Schofield South -- Wheeler Aaf N (4°) 2-5 kt 7:30 am  Mon 12/17 Kalaeloa Calm 8:00 am  Mon 12/17 Palehua Calm 7:36 am  Mon 12/17 Waianae Valley SSW (211°) 5-15 kt 7:37 am  Mon 12/17 Waianae Harbor -- Makua Range ESE (119°) 6-9 kt 7:58 am  Mon 12/17 Kuaokala Calm 7:36 am  Mon 12/17 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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

 

Oahu 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

 

Oahu Coastal Waters Forecast Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Oahu Surf Zone Forecast FZHW52 PHFO 171343 SRFHFO Surf Zone Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 343 AM HST Mon Dec 17 2018 Oahu- 343 AM HST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES... Surf along north facing shores will be 12 to 16 feet today, rising to 14 to 22 feet tonight, and 26 to 32 feet Tuesday. Surf along west facing shores will be 8 to 12 feet today, rising to 10 to 14 feet tonight, and 18 to 22 feet Tuesday. Surf along south facing shores will be 3 feet or less through Tuesday. Surf along east facing shores will be 2 to 4 feet through Tuesday. Outlook through Monday December 24: The current long-period northwest swell will continue to steadily subside today. A new, larger northwest swell is expected to build tonight, bringing another round of warning level surf to north and west facing shores Tuesday through the middle of next week. Several small northwest swells are expected towards the end of the week into next weekend. Surf heights are forecast heights of the face, or front, of waves. The surf forecast is based on the significant wave height, the average height of the one third largest waves, at the locations of the largest breakers. Some waves may be more than twice as high as the significant wave height. Expect to encounter rip currents in or near any surf zone. Oahu surf zone forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Pat Caldwell Surf Report COLLABORATIVE NEARSHORE SWELL AND WIND FORECAST FOR OAHU NWS/NCDDC HONOLULU HI 327 PM HST FRI DEC 14 2018 This collaborative forecast will be updated Monday through Friday at 300 PM when Pat Caldwell is available. FORECAST DATE SWL HGT DMNT DIR DMNT PD H 1/3 H 1/10 HGT TEND PROB WIND SPD WIND DIR SPD TEND 1PM 12/14 5 NNW 13 8 10 SAME 17-21 ENE DOWN 9 ENE 8 6 9 SAME SAT 12/15 5 NNW 11 6 9 DOWN LOW 13-19 E SAME 4 NW 22 8 12 UP LOW 7 ENE 8 4 6 DOWN LOW SUN 12/16 13 NW 18 30 38 DOWN LOW 13-19 E DOWN 6 E 7 2 4 DOWN LOW 1 SSW 14 2 3 UP LOW MON 12/17 9 NNW 14 16 22 DOWN LOW 9-13 E DOWN 4 E 7 1 2 DOWN LOW 1 SSW 13 2 3 SAME LOW TUE 12/18 4 N 14 6 8 DOWN LOW 9-13 NE UP 13 NNW 18 30 38 UP LOW 1 SSW 12 1 2 DOWN LOW WED 12/19 14 NNW 15 30 38 DOWN LOW 17-21 NNE DOWN 7 NNE 7 2 4 UP LOW LEGEND: SWL HGT Open ocean swell height measured from trough to crestin feet located 20 nautical miles offshore DMNT DIR Dominant direction typically +/-10 degrees in 16 compasspoints DMNT PD Dominant period in seconds H1/3 Significant wave height in the surf zone H1/10 Average height in the highest one-tenth waves in the surfzone HGT TEND Height tendency of swell (valid values: UP/DOWN/SAME) PROB Probability of occurrence (valid values: HIGH/MED/LOW) WIND SPD Open water wind speed measured in knots located20 nautical miles offshore WIND DIR Wind direction in 16 compass points SPD TEND Wind speed tendency (valid values: UP/DOWN/SAME) Oahu Surf Climatology Surf heights will vary between different beaches and at the same beach at different break areas. DISCUSSION: SUMMARY... Pair of winter-caliber events this period on N shores. DETAILED:. Mid Friday on northern shores has breakers from 330-360 degrees below the seasonal average. Heights should trend down into Saturday mid day with a new event due Saturday PM. NOAA NW Hawaii buoys 51001 and 51101 show an uptick in the 11-13 second wave periods Friday morning 12/14. A fast-moving low pressure with near gales passed eastward to the north of Hawaii with the fetch reaching to near 32N Wednesday night. This shorter-period pulse should trend down on Saturday. A pair of broad, intense low pressure systems spaced two days apart with fast tracks from east of the Kuril Islands to the Gulf of Alaska are set to provide back- to- back well-above average episodes in Hawaii. The first low pressure gained hurricane-force Wednesday night and maintained such strength into Friday along a 1500 nm track within 40-45N from the far western Pacific to north of Hawaii. The highest seas were best aimed at Hawaii up to the Date Line Thursday night over the 305-320 degree band. The JASON altimeter measured seas within 30-40 feet just east of the Date Line north of 40N Friday morning in an area about 1500 nm away. The low pressure is occluding mid Friday near 50N, 160W north of Hawaii. It is modelled to slowly drift NE and weaken late 12/14 into 12/16. The extreme winds covered a wide, long fetch east of the Date Line north of 40N though aimed more west to east at targets NE of Hawaii. Thus the closest high seas are expected to miss Hawaii to the immediate NE. This pattern makes for larger error bars on the local size estimate. The long fetch of extreme winds has allowed extra-long wave periods to develop, which are due locally from 305-320 degrees Saturday afternoon. Heights should ramp up quickly into Saturday night well above average. The event is predicted to peak near dawn Sunday from 305-330 degrees. The neap tide status should lessen coastal wave run- up for the Sunday morning high tide, though wave wash should be above normal. Surf heights should remain extra-large into Sunday night though steadily decline Monday morning. The fetch over the 320-350 degree band is expected to end late Friday 12/14 though a new fetch has set up on the NW side of the low north of 45N near the eastern Aleutians 12/14 and hold into 12/16. The 320-350 degree wave energy should steadily settle down Monday to below average by Monday night, then linger into Tuesday morning. Additional energy is expected from 350-010 degrees late Monday into Tuesday at levels below the seasonal average. The second low pressure in the series is unfolding 12/14 east of the Kurils. Models show it becoming hurricane force late 12/14. It is expected to cross the Date Line near 45N late 12/15 and pass north of Hawaii early 12/17. The primary fetch is expected over the 310-330 degree band nosing to near 1200 nm away early Monday. Extra-long period swell from this source is due Monday night with the event building above average by Tuesday dawn from 310-330 degrees. Heights should grow into the extra-large levels by late morning. The long-period phase of this event should peak Tuesday night from 310-330 degrees. The primary low is predicted to move into the Gulf of Alaska Tuesday 12/18 as a front pushes SE to the north of Hawaii backed by strong to marginal gales to within 500 nm of Hawaii. Proximity of these high seas of more moderate-length wave periods should keep the surf extra large from 325-350 degrees with a peak near dawn Wednesday. Tides are waxing toward spring levels so above average coastal wave run-up is expected pre-dawn Wednesday. Mid Friday on eastern shores has breakers from 60-90 degrees at levels above the trade windswell average. Heights are expected to drop on Saturday. See the latest NWS State Forecast Discussion regarding the trend in the local winds and the expected weak frontal passage 12/18 PM. ASCAT satellite Friday morning 12/14 shows fresh to strong breezes over and to the E to ENE of Oahu out 100 nm. Beyond that area, winds have been gentle to moderate for 36 hours. Thus the longer- periods of the windswell with 8-11s energy is expected to drop steadily late Friday into Saturday. Surf should drop to near the average late Saturday and below average by Sunday from 60-90 degrees. Windswell associated with the frontal passage 12/18 should fill in late 12/18 and hold 12/19 from 350-030 degrees making for rough breakers on northerly exposures. Mid Friday on southern shores has nil energy from the southern hemisphere. Conditions should stay at seasonal norms of near nil on Saturday. A broad area of weak low pressure NE of New Zealand 12/9-11 could make for a minor event locally within 12/16-19 with small breakers for zones of high refraction, and negligible surf elsewhere. Into the long range, no surf beyond tiny to small is expected from the southern hemisphere 12/20-22. In the northern hemisphere, surf should trend down though stay above the seasonal average from 330-350 degrees Thursday 12/20 then near to below average from 330-010 degrees Friday 12/21. Hints of the next above average event roughly 12/23 from 305-330 degrees. Moderate trades and below average windswell are predicted for 12/20-21. Long range forecasts are subject to low confidence. This collaborative forecast will resume on Monday, December 17. This forecast was produced through the collaborative efforts of NWS and NCEI. Please send suggestions to w-hfo.webmaster@noaa.gov or call the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at 808-973-5275. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: See http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/pages/marine.php NWS Forecaster and NCEI Pat Caldwell Pat Caldwell surf report courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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