High Surf, North and East Hawaii
- When
- June 14, 8:00 AM HST to 6:00 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 in Hawaii, June 14, 2001
A trade wind swell caused surf of 4 to 6 feet along the east-facing shores of the island of Hawaii.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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.
A trade wind swell caused surf of 4 to 6 feet along the east-facing shores of the island of Hawaii.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 4:29 AM HST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 4:29 AM HST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
NARRATIVE SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION FOR WAKE ISLAND FOR FRIDAY... WAKE TIME A SURFACE RIDGE 250 NM NORTH OF WAKE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS QUITE LIMITED THAT WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY FAIR SKIES AND LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS. NO SIGNIFICANT SWELL EXPECTED.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, South Hawaii
- When
- June 14, 8:00 AM HST to 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- South Hawaii 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
- Heat in Texas, June 14, 2001
- Tornadoes in Iowa, June 14, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 14, 2001
- Wildfire in California, June 14 to 20, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 14, 2001
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kansas, June 14, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Colorado, June 14, 2001
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 14, 2001
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, June 14 to 15, 2001
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 14, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Iowa, June 14, 2001
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, June 2001
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: 5251344, 5251345.