High Surf, Big Island North and East
- When
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 PM HST
- Where
- Big Island North and East forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf in Hawaii, January 20 to 27, 2006
A trade wind swell produced surf of 6 to 12 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of significant injuries or property damage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 9
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 produced surf of 6 to 12 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of significant injuries or property damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Kauai Windward
- When
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 PM HST
- Where
- Kauai Windward forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, Maui Central Valley
- When
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui Central Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, Maui Windward West
- When
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 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 Windward
- When
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 PM HST
- Where
- Molokai Windward forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, Oahu Koolau
- When
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 PM HST
- Where
- Oahu Koolau forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, Olomana
- When
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 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
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 PM HST
- Where
- South Big Island forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Surf, Windward Haleakala
- When
- January 20, 8:00 AM HST to January 27, 12:00 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
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- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Kansas, January 20, 2006
- Dense Fog in California, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 20, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 20 to 21, 2006
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 2006
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5488317, 5488318, 5488319, 5488320, 5488321, 5488322, 5488323, 5488324, 5488325.