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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Hawaii
 
Created: Mon 01/19/2026 21:16Z           Scale: Winter
 
Notes: Buoys are listed from outside to inside, north to south. So buoy 46006 is 600 nmiles off the coast, 46005, 46002 and 46059 about 300 nmiles out and the rest are generally 20 nmiles off the coast or less. The color bar denotes estimated surf sizes. Outer buoy surf sizes do not account for swell decay as they propagate towards the coast and therefore should be reduced respective to the target break of interest. Color bars are set on 2 scales: Summer (May 1 - Aug 31) or Winter. Summer scale is green (less than 5 ft), red (5-10 ft) and black 10+ ft. The winter scale is green (less than 10 ft), red (10-20 ft) and black 20+ ft. Southern CA is always set on the summer scale. The symbol just left of the color bar denotes surf size trend (+ = rising, - = falling, ~ = steady). Current size is compared to the average of the last 5 readings (over 2.5 hrs for CDIP or 5 hrs for NOAA buoys). If the current size is greater or less than 12.5% of the average, the indicator is updated accordingly. Click buoy number to view details of previous readings. CDIP buoys (like 094) update every 1/2 hour, NOAA buoys (like 46059) every hour. This report updates 4 times per hour.
Buoy Map

 

Buoy ID Location Time/Date Surf 1 Prime Swell (hgt/per/dir) Surf 2 Secnd Swell (hgt/per/dir) Sea (hgt/per/dir) Chop Hgt/Dir
51101 NW_HAWAII_TWO 01/19/2026 20:20Z 3.4 ft -
2.8 ft @ 12.2 secs 2.3 ft 2.7 ft @ 8.5 secs 5.1 ft @ 12.0 secs 2.4 ft
51001 NW_HAWAII_ONE 01/19/2026 20:20Z 3.9 ft ~
3.1 ft @ 12.6 secs 2.5 ft 2.6 ft @ 9.4 secs 5.1 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.3 ft
51000 N_HAWAII_ONE 01/19/2026 20:20Z 7.6 ft ~
5.4 ft @ 14.1 secs 4.6 ft 4.3 ft @ 10.7 secs 8.7 ft @ 14.7 secs 2.6 ft
202 HANALEI,_KAUAI, 10/03/2025 17:30Z 2.2 ft ~
2.1 ft @ 10.6 secs - 272 degs 1.5 ft 2.4 ft @ 6.3 secs - 57 degs 3.5 ft @ 11.1 secs - 306 degs 1.3 ft - 66 degs
106 WAIMEA_BAY, 01/19/2026 20:00Z 3.9 ft -
3.1 ft @ 12.5 secs - 329 degs 2.5 ft 2.8 ft @ 9.0 secs - 167 degs 4.9 ft @ 11.8 secs - 335 degs 1.3 ft - 36 degs
187 PAUWELA,_MAUI, 01/19/2026 20:30Z 4.4 ft -
3.0 ft @ 14.5 secs - 325 degs 3.2 ft 3.2 ft @ 10.2 secs - 258 degs 7.3 ft @ 15.4 secs - 325 degs 3.0 ft - 93 degs
51003 WEST_HAWAII 02/24/2025 12:50Z 7.8 ft -
5.9 ft @ 13.2 secs 4.8 ft 4.7 ft @ 10.2 secs 7.7 ft @ 13.7 secs 1.1 ft
51002 SW_HAWAII 01/19/2026 20:20Z 6.5 ft ~
4.5 ft @ 14.4 secs 4.2 ft 5.4 ft @ 7.7 secs 8.5 ft @ 14.7 secs 2.8 ft
51004 SE_HAWAII 01/19/2026 20:20Z 8.8 ft ~
5.5 ft @ 16.0 secs 4.4 ft 5.3 ft @ 8.3 secs 9.1 ft @ 15.9 secs 2.4 ft
198 KANEOHE_BAY, 10/27/2025 02:30Z 2.9 ft +
4.4 ft @ 6.5 secs - 71 degs 2.8 ft 2.8 ft @ 10.1 secs - 227 degs 5.7 ft @ 7.1 secs - 75 degs 2.5 ft - 69 degs
098 MOKAPU_POINT, 01/19/2026 20:30Z 3.3 ft ~
5.0 ft @ 6.7 secs - 67 degs 2.6 ft 2.6 ft @ 10.0 secs - 72 degs 6.2 ft @ 7.1 secs - 71 degs 2.3 ft - 75 degs
238 BARBERS_POINT, 01/19/2026 20:00Z 3.9 ft ~
3.0 ft @ 13.1 secs - 314 degs 1.8 ft 1.8 ft @ 9.9 secs - 274 degs 3.9 ft @ 12.5 secs - 315 degs 1.2 ft - 166 degs
233 PEARL_HARBOR 01/19/2026 19:30Z 1.3 ft ~
2.2 ft @ 6.1 secs - 149 degs 0.5 ft 0.3 ft @ 14.5 secs - 163 degs 2.8 ft @ 6.5 secs - 147 degs 1.6 ft - 142 degs
239 KAUMALAPAU_SOUTHWEST, 01/19/2026 20:30Z 1.8 ft -
1.4 ft @ 12.7 secs - 293 degs 1.2 ft 2.0 ft @ 6.0 secs - 161 degs 3.4 ft @ 13.3 secs - 300 degs 2.2 ft - 153 degs
188 HILO,_HAWAII, 01/19/2026 20:30Z 3.8 ft ~
2.8 ft @ 13.5 secs - 346 degs 3.6 ft 4.7 ft @ 7.7 secs - 61 degs 6.8 ft @ 7.7 secs - 69 degs 2.3 ft - 87 degs

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