High Surf, Oahu
- When
- December 2, 2:00 PM HST to December 4, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
High Surf in Hawaii, December 2 to 4, 1997
Low far northwest of the Hawaiian Islands produced surf of 8 to 12 feet along the north shores of Oahu and Kauai.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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.
Low far northwest of the Hawaiian Islands produced surf of 8 to 12 feet along the north shores of Oahu and Kauai.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Kauai
- When
- December 2, 2:00 PM HST to December 4, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, December 2, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, December 2, 1997
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, December 2, 1997
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 2, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, December 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: 5625671, 5625672.