High Surf, Island of Hawaii
- When
- February 25, 9:00 AM HST to February 26, 11:00 PM 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, February 25 to 26, 1997
6 high surf, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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
- February 25, 9:00 AM HST to February 26, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- February 25, 9:00 AM HST to February 26, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- February 25, 9:00 AM HST to February 26, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- February 25, 9:00 AM HST to February 26, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- February 25, 9:00 AM HST to February 26, 11:00 PM 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
- Flood in Louisiana, February 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 25, 1997
- Flood in Louisiana, February 25, 1997
- Flood in Mississippi, February 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, February 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: 5626164, 5626165, 5626166, 5626167, 5626168, 5626169.