High Surf, Kauai
- When
- October 3, 8:00 AM HST to October 4, 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, October 3 to 4, 2003
A deep low far northwest of the state generated surf of 10 to 15 feet along the north- and northwest-facing shores of all the Hawaiian Islands. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.
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.
A deep low far northwest of the state generated surf of 10 to 15 feet along the north- and northwest-facing shores of all the Hawaiian Islands. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.
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
- October 3, 8:00 AM HST to October 4, 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
- October 3, 8:00 AM HST to October 4, 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
- October 3, 8:00 AM HST to October 4, 6:00 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, North and East Hawaii
- When
- October 3, 8:00 AM HST to October 4, 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
- October 3, 8:00 AM HST to October 4, 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
- Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in New York, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Ohio, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Indiana, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Missouri, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Vermont, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, October 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Connecticut, October 3, 2003
- Flooding in Alaska, October 3 to 10, 2003
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, October 2003
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5327790, 5327791, 5327792, 5327793, 5327794, 5327795.