High Surf, Kauai
- When
- December 19, 5:00 AM HST to December 20, 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 in Hawaii, December 19 to 20, 1999
Storm low northwest of the state generated surf of 12 to 18 feet on the north shores and 6 to 10 feet along the west shores of all the Hawaiian Islands.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 7
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 northwest of the state generated surf of 12 to 18 feet on the north shores and 6 to 10 feet along the west shores of all the Hawaiian Islands.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- December 19, 5:00 AM HST to December 20, 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
- December 19, 5:00 AM HST to December 20, 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
- December 19, 5:00 AM HST to December 20, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, North and East Hawaii
- When
- December 19, 5:00 AM HST to December 20, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- North and East Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- December 19, 5:00 AM HST to December 20, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, West Hawaii
- When
- December 19, 5:00 AM HST to December 20, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- West Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 19, 1999
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, December 19, 1999
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 19, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 19 to 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 19, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 19 to 24, 1999
- Blizzard in Wyoming, December 19, 1999
- Heat in California, December 19 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 19 to 20, 1999
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, December 1999
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: 5720896, 5720897, 5720898, 5720899, 5721296, 5721297, 5721298.