High Surf, Kauai
- When
- March 23, 7:00 PM HST to March 27, 5:00 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, March 23 to 27, 2000
An intense storm low northwest of the state generated surf of 15 to 20 feet along north shores and 8 to 12 feet along west shores of all the Hawaiian 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 storm low northwest of the state generated surf of 15 to 20 feet along north shores and 8 to 12 feet along west 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
- March 23, 7:00 PM HST to March 27, 5:00 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
- March 23, 7:00 PM HST to March 27, 5:00 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
- March 23, 7:00 PM HST to March 27, 5:00 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, North and East Hawaii
- When
- March 23, 7:00 PM HST to March 27, 5:00 PM 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 23, 7:00 PM HST to March 27, 5:00 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, West Hawaii
- When
- March 23, 7:00 PM HST to March 27, 5:00 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
- Extreme Cold in Alaska, March 23 to 24, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 23, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, March 23 to 27, 2000
- Flood and Hail in Texas, March 23 to 24, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, March 23 to 25, 2000
- Flooding in Texas, March 23 to 25, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, March 23, 2000
- Hail in Texas, March 23, 2000
- High Wind in Texas, March 23, 2000
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, March 23, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Wisconsin, March 23, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, March 23, 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: 5136844, 5136845, 5136846, 5136847, 5136848, 5136849, 5136850.