Hawaii, 2001

High Surf in Hawaii, June 25 to 27, 2001

June 25 to 27, 2001 · NWS HFO · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A trade wind swell caused surf of 5 to 8 feet along the east-facing shores of all the islands except Lanai.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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.

A trade wind swell caused surf of 5 to 8 feet along the east-facing shores of all the islands except Lanai.

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 25, 4:59 AM HST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 4:59 AM HST, 3 hours 1 minute before
NARRATIVE SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION FOR WAKE ISLAND

...TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE SURFACE RIDGE IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF WAKE AND WILL SAG
SOUTHWARD OVER THE ISLAND DURING THE DAY AND WILL BE JUST TO THE
SOUTH BY TONIGHT.  LIGHT EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE BY LATE TODAY.  OWING TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE RIDGE THERE
WILL BE MINIMAL SHOWERS, IF ANY.  HIGH CLOUDINESS FROM THE NORTH
WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY.  NO SIGNIFICANT SWELL IS ANTICIPATED.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Kauai

When
June 25, 8:00 AM HST to June 27, 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, Maui

When
June 25, 8:00 AM HST to June 27, 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
June 25, 8:00 AM HST to June 27, 6:00 PM HST
Where
Molokai forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, North and East Hawaii

When
June 25, 8:00 AM HST to June 27, 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, Oahu

When
June 25, 8:00 AM HST to June 27, 6:00 PM HST
Where
Oahu forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, South Hawaii

When
June 25, 8:00 AM HST to June 27, 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.

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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: 5251391, 5251392, 5251393, 5251394, 5251395, 5251396.