High Surf, Kauai
- When
- August 13, 12:00 PM HST to August 16, 6:00 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, August 13 to 16, 2000
Storm low east of New Zealand in the previous week produced surf of 6 to 8 feet along the south shores of all 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
- 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 in the previous week produced surf of 6 to 8 feet along the south shores of all the 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
- August 13, 12:00 PM HST to August 16, 6:00 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
- August 13, 12:00 PM HST to August 16, 6:00 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
- August 13, 12:00 PM HST to August 16, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- August 13, 12:00 PM HST to August 16, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, South Hawaii
- When
- August 13, 12:00 PM HST to August 16, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- South Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, West Hawaii
- When
- August 13, 12:00 PM HST to August 16, 6:00 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
- Wildfire in California, August 13 to 15, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, August 13, 2000
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 13, 2000
- Flash Flood and Dust Storm in Arizona, August 13, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 13, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, August 13, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, August 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 13, 2000
- Flooding in New Jersey, August 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, August 2000
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: 5171368, 5171369, 5171370, 5171371, 5171372, 5171373, 5171374.