High Surf, Kauai
- When
- January 26, 11:00 AM HST to January 27, 6:00 AM 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, January 26 to 27, 2000
Storm low far northwest of the state caused surf of 8 to 12 feet along the north shores of all 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 far northwest of the state caused surf of 8 to 12 feet along the north shores of all 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, Lanai
- When
- January 26, 11:00 AM HST to January 27, 6:00 AM 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
- January 26, 11:00 AM HST to January 27, 6:00 AM 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
- January 26, 11:00 AM HST to January 27, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, North and East Hawaii
- When
- January 26, 11:00 AM HST to January 27, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- North and East Hawaii forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Oahu
- When
- January 26, 11:00 AM HST to January 27, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Avalanche in Alaska, January 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 26, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 26 to 27, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 26 to 27, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 26, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 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: 5130035, 5130036, 5130037, 5130038, 5130039, 5130040.