High Surf, Kauai
- When
- July 4, 10:00 PM HST to July 5, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf in Hawaii, July 4 to 5, 1999
Storm low east of New Zealand generated surf of 4 to 7 feet along south shores of all 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
- 7
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 east of New Zealand generated surf of 4 to 7 feet along south shores of all Hawaiian islands.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Lanai
- When
- July 4, 10:00 PM HST to July 5, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Lanai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui
- When
- July 4, 10:00 PM HST to July 5, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai
- When
- July 4, 10:00 PM HST to July 5, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- July 4, 10:00 PM HST to July 5, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, South Hawaii
- When
- July 4, 10:00 PM HST to July 5, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- South Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, West Hawaii
- When
- July 4, 10:00 PM HST to July 5, 11:00 PM HST
- Where
- West Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Heat in New York, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Heat in Maryland, July 4 to 7, 1999
- Heat in New Jersey, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Heat in New Jersey, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Heat in District of Columbia, July 4 to 7, 1999
- Heat in Virginia, July 4 to 7, 1999
- Heat in Delaware, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Heat in Michigan, July 4 to 5, 1999
- Flood and Hail in North Dakota, July 4, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, July 4 to 31, 1999
- Rip Current in Alabama, July 4, 1999
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, July 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: 5706922, 5706923, 5706924, 5706925, 5706926, 5706927, 5706928.