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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, September 1st, 11:50pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 77° 17-21 kt 70° 80.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 60° 80.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 75° 16-19 kt 70° 79.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 80.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 80° 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 15 sec 161° --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 81.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 88° 21-27 kt 60° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 65° 16-17 kt 60° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 8 sec 303° --- --- 84.2 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.0 ft 12 sec 43° --- --- 84.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.6 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 83.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 209° --- --- 81.7 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) 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 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 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 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) 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

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions Map: Windy.com Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts NOAA CO-OPS station 1611427 — preliminary water level (last ~3 days) Chart: NOAA ERDDAP (coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov) Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 020134 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 334 PM HST Tue Sep 1 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 334 PM HST Tue Sep 1 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure will maintain fresh to locally strong trades through the week. Trade winds will begin to strengthen statewide by Wednesday afternoon becoming strong to near gale force by Thursday before gradually easing Friday into the weekend. Still some uncertainty in the forecast early next week depending on the track of Lowell and Karina approaching the state from the east. Kauai Northwest Waters- 334 PM HST Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers this evening, then numerous showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds, south southwest 4 feet at 15 seconds and south southeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds, south southeast 3 feet at 12 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon. THURSDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds, south southeast 3 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds, south 4 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 11 seconds and east 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South southwest 5 feet at 10 seconds and east 5 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds to 20 knots, becoming east northeast after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 12 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 334 PM HST Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 17 seconds. Scattered showers this evening, then numerous showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and south 4 feet at 16 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds, south southeast 4 feet at 12 seconds and south 4 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds, south southeast 4 feet at 12 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds, south 4 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds, south 5 feet at 11 seconds and east 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 11 seconds and east 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South southwest 5 feet at 10 seconds and east 5 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds to 20 knots, becoming east northeast after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 12 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at 18 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 334 PM HST Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 17 seconds. Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, southeast 4 feet at 12 seconds and south 4 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds, southeast 5 feet at 12 seconds and south 4 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. Isolated showers after midnight. THURSDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds, southeast 5 feet at 12 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and south 5 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and south 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 11 seconds and east 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South southwest 5 feet at 10 seconds and east 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds to 20 knots, becoming east northeast after midnight. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South southwest 5 feet at 9 seconds and east 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 334 PM HST Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 17 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, south 4 feet at 16 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds, southeast 4 feet at 11 seconds and south 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds, south southeast 5 feet at 12 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and south 5 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and south 5 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 11 seconds and east 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SATURDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South southwest 5 feet at 10 seconds and east 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 12 seconds and southwest 4 feet at 18 seconds. Scattered showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service