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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, January 22nd, 5:00am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 340° 76.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 340° 76.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 210° 75.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 15 sec 321° --- --- 74.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 220° 76.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 15 sec 317° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 76.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 17° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.6 ft 9 sec 59° --- --- 77.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 17 sec 308° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.3 ft 12 sec 166° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.0 ft 12 sec 258° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 79° --- --- 77.7 °F WESTERN HAWAII   5.6 ft 11 sec 309° 2-4 kt 90° 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 110° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 90° 78.3 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.9 ft 9 sec 23° --- --- 83.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.9 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 83.7 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 82.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   5.6 ft 10 sec 98° --- --- 85.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 9 sec 79° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   7.9 ft 7 sec 74° --- --- 84.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 338° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 37° --- --- 85.6 °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 -- Kahuku Trng SW (230°) 3-8 kt 1:59 am  Wed 1/22 Kii WSW (243°) 3-4 kt 1:45 am  Wed 1/22 Oahu Forest Nwr WSW (240°) 5-8 kt 2:36 am  Wed 1/22 Kaneohe Mcbh S (190°) 4 kt 3:00 am  Wed 1/22 Mokuoloe Is Nos NNW (338°) 3-4 kt 2:24 am  Wed 1/22 Honolulu Ap Calm 2:00 am  Wed 1/22 Honolulu Hbr Nos ESE (113°) 2 kt 2:24 am  Wed 1/22 Waiawa Fws -- Schofield Brks Calm 1:57 am  Wed 1/22 Wheeler Aaf -- Kalaeloa NE (40°) 4 kt 2:00 am  Wed 1/22 Palehua NW (308°) 2-5 kt 2:36 am  Wed 1/22 Waianae Valley NNE (23°) 3-6 kt 2:37 am  Wed 1/22 Waianae Harbor ENE (76°) 2-5 kt 2:15 am  Wed 1/22 Makua Range SE (136°) 4-7 kt 1:58 am  Wed 1/22 Kuaokala SSE (168°) 8-16 kt 2:36 am  Wed 1/22 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 FZHW50 PHFO 220728 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 928 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 928 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Winds have become light and variable as a front approaches from the northwest. The front is expected to enter Kauai northwest waters in the early morning hours Wednesday, over Oahu waters mid- morning Wednesday, and Maui County waters Wednesday afternoon and evening. The front will likely be weakening and slowing in forward speed after crossing Oahu, dissipating near the Big Island Thursday. A brief period of moderate to strong northwest winds are expected behind the front. Winds will diminish on Thursday as a ridge moves over the islands, with the ridge moving north Friday and Saturday. Oahu Windward Waters- 928 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming southwest 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 16 seconds and east northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north northwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, building to 10 to 12 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds, northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and east northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Numerous heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Northwest winds to 15 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. THURSDAY West northwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet, subsiding to 9 to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 12 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 10 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north northeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 9 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 12 seconds. SATURDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Oahu Leeward Waters- 928 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west northwest 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 16 seconds. WEDNESDAY West northwest winds to 10 knots, becoming north northwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. WEDNESDAY NIGHT North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. THURSDAY North northwest winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north northeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds. SATURDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north northwest 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kaiwi Channel- 928 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 16 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY West winds to 10 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 15 seconds, northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Numerous showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds, northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. THURSDAY Northwest winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY North northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 12 seconds. SATURDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. Scattered showers after midnight. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Oahu Surf Zone Forecast FZHW52 PHFO 220119 SRFHFO Surf Zone Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 319 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 .DISCUSSION... A small, relatively short-period NW swell will gradually diminish tonight, while a longer-period NW swell slowly builds through Wednesday. Peak surf heights may approach High Surf Advisory heights along exposed N and W facing shores by late Wednesday. High surf is expected Thursday and Friday along N facing shores as mixed-period NNW-N swell increases, leading to jumbled surf as it overlaps with the diminishing longer period NW swell. This swell will slowly decline into next weekend. A short-period NE swell will build overnight, peak Wednesday, and diminish Thursday. A new NW swell is possible next Monday, otherwise no other significant swells are expected. Kauai- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Wednesday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 7-10 8-12 10-14 12-16 West Facing 5-7 6-8 7-10 8-12 South Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2 East Facing 2-4 3-5 4-6 4-6 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then cloudy. Occasional showers with isolated thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the mid 60s. Winds.......................Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............High 1.4 feet 10:40 PM HST. Nawiliwili...............Low 0.1 feet 03:03 PM HST. High 1.3 feet 11:41 PM HST. .WEDNESDAY... Weather.....................Partly sunny. Scattered showers. High Temperature............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................North winds 15 to 20 mph. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............Low 0.0 feet 02:27 PM HST. Nawiliwili...............Low 0.1 feet 03:49 PM HST. Sunrise.....................7:18 AM HST. Sunset......................6:19 PM HST. HIZ006-007-009-032>035-221430- Oahu- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Wednesday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 6-8 7-10 9-12 10-15 West Facing 4-6 5-7 6-8 8-12 South Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2 East Facing 2-4 3-5 4-6 4-6 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Low Temperature.............In the upper 60s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest. Tides... Honolulu.................Low 0.1 feet 03:26 PM HST. High 1.4 feet 11:37 PM HST. Waianae..................Low 0.1 feet 03:44 PM HST. High 1.3 feet 11:57 PM HST. Haleiwa..................High 1.1 feet 10:35 PM HST. Mokuoloe.................High 1.5 feet 12:50 AM HST. .WEDNESDAY... UV Index....................Low. Weather.....................Cloudy. Numerous showers. High Temperature............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................West winds around 5 mph, increasing to north around 15 mph in the afternoon. Tides... Honolulu.................Low 0.1 feet 04:10 PM HST. Waianae..................Low 0.1 feet 04:28 PM HST. Haleiwa..................Low 0.0 feet 02:05 PM HST. Mokuoloe.................Low 0.2 feet 03:00 PM HST. Sunrise.....................7:12 AM HST. Sunset......................6:15 PM HST. HIZ017-018-045>050-221430- Maui- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Wednesday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 5-7 6-8 8-12 10-14 West Facing 1-3 2-4 3-5 3-5 South Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2 East Facing 2-4 3-5 4-6 4-6 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Low Temperature.............In the mid 60s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph, becoming south after midnight. Tides... Kahului..................High 1.4 feet 11:25 PM HST. .WEDNESDAY... Weather.....................Cloudy. Scattered showers. High Temperature............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Tides... Kahului..................Low 0.2 feet 02:37 PM HST. Sunrise.....................7:05 AM HST. Sunset......................6:09 PM HST. HIZ052>054-221430- Big Island Windward and Southeast- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Wednesday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 2-4 2-4 4-6 5-7 East Facing 2-4 3-5 4-6 4-6 South Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Low Temperature.............In the mid 60s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight. Tides... Hilo Bay.................High 1.6 feet 10:41 PM HST. Low 1.3 feet 04:32 AM HST. .WEDNESDAY... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers. High Temperature............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Tides... Hilo Bay.................High 1.3 feet 06:32 AM HST. Low 0.2 feet 03:26 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:57 AM HST. Sunset......................6:06 PM HST. HIZ023-026-051-221430- Big Island Leeward- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 21 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Wednesday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 3-5 South Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Low Temperature.............In the mid 60s. Winds.......................North winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight. Tides... Kona.....................Low 0.2 feet 03:06 PM HST. High 1.3 feet 11:19 PM HST. Low 0.9 feet 05:09 AM HST. Kawaihae.................Low 0.1 feet 03:12 PM HST. High 1.5 feet 11:15 PM HST. .WEDNESDAY... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. High Temperature............Around 80. Winds.......................South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Tides... Kona.....................High 1.0 feet 07:10 AM HST. Low 0.2 feet 04:03 PM HST. Kawaihae.................Low 0.1 feet 03:54 PM HST. Sunrise.....................7:01 AM HST. Sunset......................6:10 PM HST. __________________________________________________________________ Product Legend: Surf: Height of the surf from trough to crest (face value) in feet. Tides: Heights displayed are relative to the Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) datum in feet. Surf heights can vary significantly from beach to beach along a coastline. Surf larger than the upper end of the range provided in the forecast will occur periodically, sometimes up to a few hours apart. Expect to encounter rip currents in or near the surf zone, with rip current strength increasing with surf size. Swimmers are urged to exercise caution at all times and enter the water near a lifeguard. For the latest beach hazard and safety information at individual beaches in Hawaii refer to: https://hawaiibeachsafety.com __________________________________________________________________ Oahu surf zone forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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