High Surf, Oahu
- When
- January 23, 10:25 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in Hawaii, January 23 to 27, 1999
A large tradewind swell generated surf of 6 to 10 feet along east 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.
A large tradewind swell generated surf of 6 to 10 feet along east 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 23, 10:25 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 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
- January 23, 10:25 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 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
- January 23, 10:25 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 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
- January 23, 10:25 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 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
- January 23, 10:25 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 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 Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 23, 1999
- Avalanche in Colorado, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Kentucky, January 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, January 23 to 28, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 27, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in Ohio, January 23, 1999
- Flash Flood in Ohio, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 23 to 24, 1999
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 23, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685099, 5685100, 5685101, 5685102, 5685103, 5685104.