High Surf, Island of Hawaii
- When
- May 13, 10:00 AM HST to 8:00 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, May 13, 1998
Strong storm low in the Southern Hemisphere produced surf of 4 to 6 feet on the southern shores of all the 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.
Strong storm low in the Southern Hemisphere produced surf of 4 to 6 feet on the southern shores of all the 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
- May 13, 10:00 AM HST to 8:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- May 13, 10:00 AM HST to 8:00 PM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- May 13, 10:00 AM HST to 8:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- May 13, 10:00 AM HST to 8:00 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- May 13, 10:00 AM HST to 8:00 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, May 13 to 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 13, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, May 13 to 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 13, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, May 13 to 15, 1998
- Hail in Indiana, May 13, 1998
- Hail in Indiana, May 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, May 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, May 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, May 13, 1998
- Flood in Oregon, May 13, 1998
- Tornado in California, May 13, 1998
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, May 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: 5641294, 5641295, 5641296, 5641297, 5641298, 5641299.