High Surf, Island of Hawaii
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM HST to August 2, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Island of Hawaii forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf in Hawaii, August 1 to 2, 1997
A combination of swells generated in the western Pacific and south Pacific produced surf heights of 3 to 6 feet with occasional sets to 8 feet along the south and southwest facing shores of the islands.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A combination of swells generated in the western Pacific and south Pacific produced surf heights of 3 to 6 feet with occasional sets to 8 feet along the south and southwest facing shores of the islands.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Kauai
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM HST to August 2, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM HST to August 2, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM HST to August 2, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM HST to August 2, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM HST to August 2, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
What these are
- High Surf
- Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, August 1 to 17, 1997
- Wildfire and Heat in California, August 1 to 7, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, August 1 to 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1997
- Hurricane and Flooding in Guam, August 1 to 30, 1997
- Drought in Pennsylvania, August 1 to 31, 1997
- Drought in New York, August 1 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, August 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oregon, August 1 to 24, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, August 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oregon, August 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, August 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5626217, 5626218, 5626219, 5626220, 5626331, 5626332.