High Surf in Hawaii, June 10 to 11, 2005

Name: High Surf in Hawaii, June 10 to 11, 2005
Start: 2005-06-10T08:00
End: 2005-06-11T19:00
Location: Hawaii

June 10 to 11, 2005 · NWS HFO · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: 3
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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 in the southern hemisphere east of New Zealand generated surf of 6 to 10 feet along the south- and east-facing shores of all the Hawaiian Islands. Three surfers were injured in waters off Waikiki Beach on Oahu on the 10th. Also on the 10th, King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii, lifeguards rescued 18 people, 8 of them children under the age of 6, at Waikiki; and assisted another 120 swimmers in getting out of the water safely or helping them avoid hazardous situations. No significant property damage was reported.

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 10, 4:30 AM HST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 4:30 AM HST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
430 AM HST FRI JUN 10 2005

UPDATE TO ADD ISOLATED SHOWERS FOR THE OAHU SOUTH SHORE ZONE THIS
MORNING

.SYNOPSIS...
BREEZY TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NORTHEAST OF THE STATE. CLOUDS
AND SHOWERS WILL FAVOR WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS DURING THE NIGHT AND
MORNING HOURS...AND THE KONA SLOPES EACH AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
TRADES WILL PRODUCE CHOPPY SEAS FOR ALL HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS.

&&
.UPDATE...
WITH SOME SHOWERS BLOWING BRIEFLY LEEWARD...I HAVE SENT A QUICK
UPDATE TO INCLUDE ISOLATED SHOWERS FOR THE OAHU SOUTH SHORE ZONE
THIS MORNING.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
BREEZY AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS WILL BE THE FOCUS THROUGH SATURDAY...
THANKS TO AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG 1030 MB HIGH IS PARKED ALMOST 1000
MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF THE STATE. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE SUMMITS OF HALEAKALA...MAUNA KEA...AND MAUNA LOA...AS
WELL AS THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI. WINDS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
WILL BE BELOW THE ADVISORY LEVEL OF 30 MPH TO BEGIN THE DAY...BUT
THEY WILL RISE TO ADVISORY LEVELS LATE IN THE MORNING AND DURING THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE EVENING. A REPEAT PERFORMANCE
IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. AS FOR THE SUMMITS...THE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS LOOK TO LAST THROUGH SATURDAY OVER HALEAKALA AND THROUGH
TONIGHT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON THE
HIGHER BIG ISLAND SUMMITS EARLIER AS AN UPPER LOW...NOW ABOUT 800
MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HILO...DRIFTS TOWARD THE ISLANDS AND WEAKENS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALOFT. IN FACT...WE HAVE BEEN SEEING STRONGER
WINDS OVER HALEAKALA TONIGHT...WHICH HAS BEEN FLIRTING WITH THE
WARNING LEVEL OF 45 MPH.

WINDS WILL EASE BACK TO MODERATE LEVELS ON SUNDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH GENERATING THE TRADES
WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...ALLOWING
THE GRADIENT TO RELAX A BIT OVER THE REGION. NONETHELESS...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER WITH MODERATE TRADES FROM SUNDAY
ONWARD.

CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED OVER WINDWARD AND
MAUKA AREAS...WITH SOME SHOWERS BRIEFLY SPREADING TO LEEWARD AREAS
OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS. A WEAK SHOWER BAND BROUGHT UP TO ONE THIRD
OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL TO WINDWARD BIG ISLAND AND MAUI OVERNIGHT
AND IS AFFECTING WINDWARD OAHU NOW. THE BAND WILL LIKELY BREAK UP
THIS MORNING...WITH PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS PREVAILING FOR MOST OF
THE DAY. THERE ARE NO ORGANIZED AREAS OF RAINFALL IN SIGHT...SO
EXPECT WINDWARD AREAS TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE MODEST ACCUMULATIONS.

.MARINE...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL HAWAIIAN WATERS. THE
BREEZY TRADE WINDS WILL PRODUCE CHOPPY SEAS AND ROUGH SURF AT THE
ADVISORY LEVEL OF 8 FEET ALONG EAST SHORES THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE CURRENT SOUTH SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS AROUND
10 FEET FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES AND REMAINING ABOVE THE ADVISORY
LEVEL OF 8 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
WITH MINIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 KNOTS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 THOUSAND
FEET PERSISTING...EXPECT AIRMETS FOR MODERATE TURBULENCE TO REMAIN
POSTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL HAWAIIAN WATERS.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES THROUGH SATURDAY.
WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MAUI AND THE SUMMIT OF HALEAKALA THROUGH
SATURDAY.
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA THROUGH
TONIGHT.

&&

WROE

The radar

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Event by event

19 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Big Island North and East

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Big Island North and East forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Kahoolawe

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Kahoolawe forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Kauai Leeward

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Kauai Leeward forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Kauai Windward

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Kauai Windward forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Kona

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Kona forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Lanai Makai

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Lanai Makai forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Leeward Haleakala

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Leeward Haleakala forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Maui Central Valley

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Maui Central Valley forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Maui Leeward West

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Maui Leeward West forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Maui Windward West

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Maui Windward West forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Molokai Leeward

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Molokai Leeward forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Molokai Windward

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Molokai Windward forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Niihau

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Niihau forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Oahu Koolau

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Oahu Koolau forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Oahu South Shore

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Oahu South Shore forecast zone
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Olomana

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Olomana forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, South Big Island

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: South Big Island forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Waianae Coast

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Waianae Coast forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Windward Haleakala

When: June 10, 8:00 AM HST to June 11, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Windward Haleakala 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

Every storm in Hawaii in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Hawaii, June 2005

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: 5458785, 5458786, 5458787, 5458788, 5458789, 5458790, 5458791, 5458792, 5458793, 5458794, 5458795, 5458796, 5458797, 5458798, 5458799, 5458876, 5458877, 5458878, 5458879.