High Surf, Island of Hawaii
- When
- February 12, 5:00 AM HST to February 15, 10:00 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, February 12 to 15, 1998
Intense storm low far west of the Hawaiian Islands generated surf of 10 to 15 feet along west 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.
Intense storm low far west of the Hawaiian Islands generated surf of 10 to 15 feet along west 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
- February 12, 5:00 AM HST to February 15, 10:00 AM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- February 12, 5:00 AM HST to February 15, 10:00 AM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- February 12, 5:00 AM HST to February 15, 10:00 AM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- February 12, 5:00 AM HST to February 15, 10:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- February 12, 5:00 AM HST to February 15, 10:00 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
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in New York, February 12, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 17, 1998
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 12 to 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 12 to 23, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 12, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 12, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 12, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 12 to 14, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 12, 1998
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, February 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: 5635785, 5635786, 5635787, 5635788, 5635789, 5635790.