High Surf, Kauai
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM HST to March 17, 4:00 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, March 14 to 17, 2000
An intense late-winter storm low northwest of Hawaii produced surf of 12 to 18 feet along the north shores and 8 to 12 feet along the west shores of all the islands.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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.
An intense late-winter storm low northwest of Hawaii produced surf of 12 to 18 feet along the north shores and 8 to 12 feet along the west shores of all the 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
- March 14, 10:00 AM HST to March 17, 4:00 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
- March 14, 10:00 AM HST to March 17, 4:00 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
- March 14, 10:00 AM HST to March 17, 4:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, North and East Hawaii
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM HST to March 17, 4:00 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
- March 14, 10:00 AM HST to March 17, 4:00 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, West Hawaii
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM HST to March 17, 4:00 AM 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
- Lightning Strike in Texas, March 14, 2000
- Wildfire in Puerto Rico, March 14 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, March 14, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, March 14, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 14 to 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- Blizzard in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, March 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, March 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: 5136832, 5136833, 5136834, 5136835, 5136836, 5136837, 5136838.