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Oahu Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, June 20th, 4:10am PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   3.6 ft 9 sec 79° 4 kt 160° 79.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 79.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   2.6 ft 10 sec 53° --- --- 79.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   2.6 ft 10 sec 57° --- --- 79.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.0 ft 11 sec 75° --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 11 sec 161° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 78.6 °F WESTERN HAWAII   3.3 ft 11 sec 231° 6-8 kt 110° 80.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° 79.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 80.1 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.0 ft 9 sec 17° --- --- 85.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   3.3 ft 5 sec 88° --- --- 85.1 °F Ipan, Guam   3.9 ft 5 sec 94° --- --- 85.3 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.9 ft 8 sec 121° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 9 sec 125° --- --- 84.0 °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 E (90°) 1-3 kt 12:00 am  Wed 6/20 Kahuku Trng WNW (298°) 2-4 kt 11:59 pm  Tue 6/19 Kii E (100°) 7-10 kt 11:45 pm  Tue 6/19 Oahu Forest Nwr ENE (60°) 2-9 kt 12:36 am  Wed 6/20 Kaneohe Mcbh -- Bellows ENE (74°) 8-10 kt 12:00 am  Wed 6/20 Honolulu Ap N (3°) 4 kt 12:00 am  Wed 6/20 Honouliuli Fws -- Waiawa Fws -- Schofield Brks Calm 11:57 pm  Tue 6/19 Schofield South -- Wheeler Aaf NE (54°) 2-3 kt 12:30 am  Wed 6/20 Kalaeloa Calm 12:00 am  Wed 6/20 Palehua NE (48°) 1-3 kt 12:36 am  Wed 6/20 Waianae Valley S (182°) 3-5 kt 12:37 am  Wed 6/20 Waianae Harbor ENE (66°) 2-4 kt 12:15 am  Wed 6/20 Makua Range SE (137°) 3-5 kt 11:58 pm  Tue 6/19 Kuaokala SSE (164°) 4-6 kt 12:36 am  Wed 6/20 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 200202 SRFHFO Surf Zone Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 402 PM HST Tue Jun 19 2018 Oahu- 402 PM HST Tue Jun 19 2018 Surf along south facing shores will be 2 to 3 feet through Wednesday. Surf along west facing shores will be 1 to 2 feet through Wednesday. Surf along east facing shores will be 1 to 3 feet through Wednesday. Surf along north facing shores will be 1 to 3 feet through Wednesday. Outlook through Tuesday June 26: Surf will gradually build Thursday through the weekend along east facing shores as the trades strengthen. Small surf will continue elsewhere with no significant swells anticipated through the weekend. Overlapping long-period south swells will be possible through the first half of next week. 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. Kino/Donaldson 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 222 PM HST MON JUN 18 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 06/18 2 NNW 11 2 4 DOWN 7-10 NE SAME 2 S 12 3 4 DOWN TUE 06/19 2 WNW 10 2 4 UP LOW 7-10 E SAME WED 06/20 2 WNW 9 1 3 DOWN LOW 7-10 E SAME THU 06/21 4 E 5 1 2 UP LOW 11-16 E UP FRI 06/22 6 E 6 2 4 UP LOW 17-21 E UP SAT 06/23 8 E 7 4 5 UP LOW 19-23 E UP 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:. Wave minimum around the compass. DETAILED:. Mid Monday on northern shores has declining breakers from 270-020 degrees. Small breakers are expected to continue on Tuesday. A weak low pressure 6/16 near 35N west of the Date Line had fresh to strong breezes over the 295-310 degree band. The system weakened as it moved east. Small, short-period breakers for more westerly exposures are expected to increase Tuesday and drop Wednesday. No other sources of surf are expected from the mid latitudes of the North Pacific this period. Mid Monday on eastern shores has declining low surf from 000-090 degrees. Heights should be at an east side minimum on Tuesday. See the latest NWS State Forecast Discussion regarding the trend this week for local winds and skies. ASCAT satellite 6/18 shows a large area of gentle or less winds over the trade windswell source region E to NE of Hawaii. Similar winds are expected into mid week. Well lower than normal breakers are on tap into Thursday. Models show surface high pressure moving east from the Date Line along 40N 6/22 increasing in strength north of Hawaii by 6/23. Local and upstream trades to the E to NE are expected to freshen and trend breakers from windswell to average levels by Saturday out of 60-90 degrees. Mid Monday on southern shores has declining breakers from 160-190 degrees. Below average conditions are predicted for Tuesday. Mid latitudes of the southern hemisphere from longitudes of Tasmania to S of French Polynesia 6/12-16 were dominated by surface high pressure. No swell beyond tiny to small is expected locally this period 6/19-23. Into the long range, the zone SE of New Zealand returned to a cyclonic mode 6/17. A hurricane-force system at the eastern edge of the Hawaii swell window hugging the Antarctic ice sheet 6/17-18 has low odds of giving low, long-period surf locally Monday 6/24 from 170-190 degrees. Better odds for the following days. Models show gales behind a front pushing north from 60S to 40S just east of the Date Line 6/18-19. This should give an event near the summer average 6/26-27 from 180-195 degrees. Models show a following mid latitude cyclone to near 950 mb 6/19-20 as the system steers ENE from SE of New Zealand. A large fetch of severe gale to storm- force winds should build seas over 30 feet. This source has potential to bring long-period breakers above the summer average locally 6/27-28 from 170-190 degrees. Predicted fresh trades with a long fetch E to NE of Hawaii should make for above average breakers from windswell out of 60-90 degrees 6/24-28. No surf is expected from mid latitudes of the north Pacific. Long range forecasts are subject to low confidence. This collaborative forecast will resume on Wednesday, 20 June. 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 Forecasters and NCEI Pat Caldwell Pat Caldwell surf report courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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