High Surf, Oahu
- When
- January 14, 8:30 PM HST to January 16, 4:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in Hawaii, January 14 to 16, 1999
Storm low northwest of the Hawaiian Islands generated surf of 8 to 12 feet along north shores, and 3 to 6 feet along west shores of the 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.
Storm low northwest of the Hawaiian Islands generated surf of 8 to 12 feet along north shores, and 3 to 6 feet along west shores of the 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
- January 14, 8:30 PM HST to January 16, 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
- January 14, 8:30 PM HST to January 16, 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
- January 14, 8:30 PM HST to January 16, 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
- January 14, 8:30 PM HST to January 16, 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
- January 14, 8:30 PM HST to January 16, 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
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, January 14, 1999
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14 to 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 14, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Maine, January 14 to 15, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, January 14, 1999
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685558, 5685559, 5685560, 5685561, 5685562, 5685563.