High Surf, Island of Hawaii
- When
- August 28, 12:20 PM HST to August 29, 3:00 PM HST
- Where
- Island of Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf in Hawaii, August 28 to 29, 1998
Storm low east of New Zealand caused surf of 3 to 6 feet along south facing shores of all 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.
Storm low east of New Zealand caused surf of 3 to 6 feet along south facing shores of all 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 28, 12:20 PM HST to August 29, 3:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- August 28, 12:20 PM HST to August 29, 3:00 PM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- August 28, 12:20 PM HST to August 29, 3:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- August 28, 12:20 PM HST to August 29, 3:00 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- August 28, 12:20 PM HST to August 29, 3:00 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 28, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, August 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, August 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 28, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, August 28 to 29, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 28, 1998
- Heat in Arkansas, August 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 28, 1998
- Flood in Florida, August 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, August 1998
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: 5676525, 5676526, 5676527, 5676528, 5676647, 5676648.