High Surf, Kauai
- When
- December 24, 6:00 PM HST to December 26, 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 24 to 26, 1999
Deep storm low far northwest of the state caused surf of 15 to 20 feet along the north shores and 10 to 15 feet on the west shores of all the 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.
Deep storm low far northwest of the state caused surf of 15 to 20 feet along the north shores and 10 to 15 feet on the west shores of all the 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 24, 6:00 PM HST to December 26, 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 24, 6:00 PM HST to December 26, 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 24, 6:00 PM HST to December 26, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, North and East Hawaii
- When
- December 24, 6:00 PM HST to December 26, 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 24, 6:00 PM HST to December 26, 5:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, West Hawaii
- When
- December 24, 6:00 PM HST to December 26, 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 Weather in North Carolina, December 24, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 24, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 24, 1999
- Cold in Alaska, December 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 24, 1999
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 24, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, December 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Texas, December 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 24, 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: 5721305, 5721306, 5721307, 5721308, 5721309, 5721310, 5721311.