High Surf, Oahu
- When
- February 2, 8:30 PM HST to February 5, 8:30 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in Hawaii, February 2 to 5, 1999
An increasing trade wind swell produced surf of 6 to 10 feet along east 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.
An increasing trade wind swell produced surf of 6 to 10 feet along east 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, Island of Hawaii
- When
- February 2, 8:30 PM HST to February 5, 8:30 PM HST
- Where
- Island of Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Kauai
- When
- February 2, 8:30 PM HST to February 5, 8:30 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- February 2, 8:30 PM HST to February 5, 8:30 PM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- February 2, 8:30 PM HST to February 5, 8:30 PM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- February 2, 8:30 PM HST to February 5, 8:30 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Washington, February 2 to 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Idaho, February 2 to 28, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 2, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 2 to 3, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 2, 1999
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, February 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: 5688206, 5688906, 5688907, 5688908, 5688909, 5688910.