High Surf, Oahu
- When
- February 25, 10:00 PM HST to February 26, 4:00 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Surf in Hawaii, February 25 to 26, 1999
A fisherman was reported missing on the night of 25 February, but his body was later found on 26 February at 4:00 pm on the north side of Kaena Point. Police reported that the victim went in his boat, and it apparently capsized because of rough water.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A fisherman was reported missing on the night of 25 February, but his body was later found on 26 February at 4:00 pm on the north side of Kaena Point. Police reported that the victim went in his boat, and it apparently capsized because of rough water. Surf was from 4 to 6 feet along north shores.
Event by event
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Surf, Oahu | 1999-02-26 | 55 | Male | Boat | Direct |
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
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 25, 1999
- High Surf in California, February 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 25 to 26, 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: 5688197.