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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, December 9th, 10:30pm PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   9.2 ft 16 sec 330° 6-10 kt 210° 78.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   9.5 ft 13 sec 318° 6-8 kt 200° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.6 ft 14 sec 298° 10-12 kt 110° 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 59° --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 78° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 308° --- --- 79.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 7 sec 157° --- --- 79.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 14 sec 318° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.6 ft 8 sec 81° 12-14 kt 80° 78.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   5.6 ft 14 sec 341° 10-12 kt 70° 79.2 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.2 ft 10 sec 60° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 10 sec 87° --- --- 83.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.9 ft 11 sec 42° --- --- 85.8 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 7 sec 119° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 8 sec 50° --- --- 84.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 333° --- --- 85.1 °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 SE (140°) 4-6 kt 8:15 pm  Tue 12/9 Puu Alii SW (220°) 0-2 kt 8:22 pm  Tue 12/9 Honolimaloo N (350°) 2-3 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Keopukaloa WNW (300°) 4 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Molokai 1 N (10°) 1-3 kt 7:37 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Makaena NE (50°) 3-4 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Kalae Hwy NNE (30°) 4-5 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Molokai Ap NE (40°) 3 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Anapuka NNW (340°) 4-7 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Lanai 1 N (10°) 2-5 kt 7:37 pm  Tue 12/9 Kaneloa -- Kahului Ap E (90°) 4 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Kahului Hbr Nos NE (40°) 3-5 kt 8:06 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Hansen Rd WSW (240°) 4-8 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Haleakala Hwy SSE (160°) 3-5 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Makawao S (170°) 7-9 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Kula 2 SSE (160°) 2-4 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Piiholo S (180°) 4-7 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Emi Baseyard Calm 7:55 pm  Tue 12/9 Hana S (190°) 3-5 kt 7:45 pm  Tue 12/9 Na Kula W (260°) 7-8 kt 7:35 pm  Tue 12/9 Auwahi N (10°) 2-3 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Kula 1 E (90°) 3 kt 7:48 pm  Tue 12/9 Summit SE (130°) 6 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Nene Nest SE (130°) 2-4 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Park Hq SSE (160°) 3-4 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Waikamoi Treeline SSW (200°) 4-5 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Crater Rd SSW (200°) 2-5 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Kula Ag SSW (210°) 2-3 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Waipoli Rd SE (130°) 2-5 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Keokea Calm 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Kula SSE (160°) 0-2 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Pulehu SSE (160°) 0-2 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Naalaea Rd NNW (340°) 4-5 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Ulupalakua E (90°) 1-3 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Lipoa ENE (70°) 4-5 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Veterans Hwy ENE (60°) 6-7 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Kealia Pond ENE (70°) 6-9 kt 8:20 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Maalaea ENE (70°) 4-5 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Maalaea Bay -- Hanaula Calm 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Olowalu ENE (60°) 2-5 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Mamane Pl NNE (30°) 2-4 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Honoapiilani ENE (70°) 4-5 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Honoapiilani2 ENE (70°) 5-9 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Kealaloloa Rg Calm 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Ukumehame Gul N (0°) 2-3 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Olowalu NNW (330°) 2-4 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Olowalu ENE (60°) 2-5 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Launiupoko NE (50°) 5-6 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Launiupoko 2 NNE (30°) 4-7 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Lahainaluna NE (40°) 5-6 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Lahaina Wtp E (80°) 5-8 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Meco Kaanapali E (80°) 4-6 kt 8:10 pm  Tue 12/9 Kapalua-w Maui Calm 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 Honolua SSE (150°) 4-6 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 12/9 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 100346 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 546 PM HST Tue Dec 9 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 546 PM HST Tue Dec 9 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A front will approach from the northwest late Wednesday and will move west to east across the state through Thursday and stall and dissipate around Maui County Thursday night. An increase of showers are expected along and ahead of the front with moderate northerly winds following behind it. Another front approaching from the northwest will generate moderate southerly winds this weekend with an increase of showers expected on Sunday. Maui County Windward Waters- 546 PM HST Tue Dec 9 2025 TONIGHT Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. WEDNESDAY Southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 16 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 16 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to west northwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 15 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY East winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. FRIDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers through the day. SUNDAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers. Maui County Leeward Waters- 546 PM HST Tue Dec 9 2025 TONIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT West southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. THURSDAY West southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY NIGHT North winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. SUNDAY South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. Maalaea Bay- 546 PM HST Tue Dec 9 2025 TONIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers this evening. WEDNESDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west southwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas to 2 feet or less. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Isolated showers after midnight. THURSDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. THURSDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Isolated showers in the evening. FRIDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. FRIDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. SATURDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Isolated showers, then scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Scattered showers. Pailolo Channel- 546 PM HST Tue Dec 9 2025 TONIGHT East winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to south southeast after midnight. Seas to 3 feet this evening, then to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Isolated showers in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. THURSDAY West southwest winds to 10 knots. Seas to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening. FRIDAY East northeast winds to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas to 3 feet. SATURDAY South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south southwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon, easing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 3 feet. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. SUNDAY South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Scattered showers. Alenuihaha Channel- 546 PM HST Tue Dec 9 2025 TONIGHT East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to west southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy in the morning. Isolated showers in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT West southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. THURSDAY West southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. FRIDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to south southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. SATURDAY South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. SUNDAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Scattered showers after midnight. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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