High Surf, Oahu
- When
- February 8, 12:00 PM HST to February 9, 4:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in Hawaii, February 8 to 9, 1999
An open ocean swell from a storm near Japan generated surf of 8 to 12 feet along north shores of 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 open ocean swell from a storm near Japan generated surf of 8 to 12 feet along north shores of 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 8, 12:00 PM HST to February 9, 4:00 AM 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 8, 12:00 PM HST to February 9, 4:00 AM 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 8, 12:00 PM HST to February 9, 4:00 AM 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 8, 12:00 PM HST to February 9, 4:00 AM 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 8, 12:00 PM HST to February 9, 4:00 AM 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
- Rip Current in Puerto Rico, February 8, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 10, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, February 8, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 8, 1999
- Flood in Indiana, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 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: 5688917, 5688918, 5688919, 5688920, 5688921, 5688922.