High Surf, Island of Hawaii
- When
- July 11, 12:00 PM HST to July 13, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Island of Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf in Hawaii, July 11 to 13, 1998
Storm low east of New Zealand caused surf of 4 to 6 feet along south shores of all Hawaiian 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 4 to 6 feet along south shores of all Hawaiian 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
- July 11, 12:00 PM HST to July 13, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- July 11, 12:00 PM HST to July 13, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- July 11, 12:00 PM HST to July 13, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- July 11, 12:00 PM HST to July 13, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- July 11, 12:00 PM HST to July 13, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
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- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Montana, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 11, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 11, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 11, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 11 to 12, 1998
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, July 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: 5661513, 5661514, 5661515, 5661516, 5661517, 5661518.