High Surf in Hawaii, June 14 to 15, 2006

Name: High Surf in Hawaii, June 14 to 15, 2006
Start: 2006-06-14T06:00
End: 2006-06-15T08:00
Location: Hawaii

June 14 to 15, 2006 · NWS HFO · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

A storm low off the east coast of New Zealand generated surf of 6 to 10 feet along the south 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; 6 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: 15

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 storm low off the east coast of New Zealand generated surf of 6 to 10 feet along the south shores of all the Hawaiian Islands. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.

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, 4:00 AM HST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 4:00 AM HST, 2 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 AM HST WED JUN 14 2006

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP TRADE WINDS BLOWING OVER THE
ISLANDS. THE TRADES ARE PUSHING A BAND OF UNSTABLE CLOUDS OVER THE
ISLANDS THIS MORNING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. THE SHOWERS WILL
TAPER OFF LATER TODAY AS THE SHOWER BAND MOVES OFF. THE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TRADE WINDS BREEZY
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS. A LOW
ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE ISLANDS FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN THE
TRADE WINDS AND PRODUCE ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO ENHANCE RAINFALL.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
A BAND OF SHOWERY LOW CLOUDS...THE REMNANT OF A FRONT...IS MOVING
WEST OVER THE ISLANDS THIS MORNING. THIS BAND WILL CLEAR THE BIG
ISLAND AND MAUI BY 800 AM...OAHU BY NOON AND KAUAI BY 200 PM. THIS
CLOUD BAND IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS OVER WINDWARD AREAS WITH
SOME OF THE SHOWERS SPREADING LEEWARD OVER THE SMALLER ISLANDS.
THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS...MAINLY OVER WINDWARD AREAS...BEHIND
THE CLOUD BAND BUT THEY WILL BE LIGHTER AND LESS FREQUENT.

THE GLOBAL COMPUTER MODELS REMAIN IN CLOSE AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. THE GFS FORECASTS THAT A FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE HIGH WILL
REMAIN NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN ON THURSDAY
BUT ANOTHER HIGH...FAR NORTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS...WILL MOVE EAST TO
REPLACE IT. THE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP TRADE WINDS
BLOWING FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE STRONGEST
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT NORTHEAST OF THE
ISLANDS AND A TROPICAL UPPER TROPOSPHERIC TROUGH...TUTT...TO THE
SOUTH WILL SUPPORT DEEP AND STRONG EASTERLY FLOW. THE TRADES WILL
BE LOCALLY BREEZY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND STRONG OVER THE HIGH
MOUNTAINS.

THE GLOBAL MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN SHOWING A LOW ALOFT
FORMING EAST OF THE ISLANDS TOMORROW AND MOVING WEST OVER THE
ISLANDS ON FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL MAKE THE TRADE WINDS SHALLOWER AND
WEAKER AND DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. THE INSTABILITY WILL HELP
ENHANCE SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.MARINE...
SURF WILL GRADUALLY RISE ALONG SOUTH-FACING SHORES...RISING ABOVE
THE THE ADVISORY LEVEL BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAINING ABOVE THE
ADVISORY LEVEL THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY SURF MAY
APPROACH THE ADVISORY LEVEL AGAIN BY FRIDAY NIGHT. TRADE-WIND SPEEDS
WILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH TO REQUIRE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH-FACING
SHORES OF ALL THE ISLANDS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WATERS SOUTH THE BIG ISLAND...MAALAEA BAY
AND THE CHANNELS BETWEEN THE ISLANDS.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM HST THURSDAY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS.

&&

DONALDSON

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Event by event

15 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Lanai Makai

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Lanai Makai forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Leeward Haleakala

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Leeward Haleakala forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Maui Central Valley

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Maui Central Valley forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Maui Leeward West

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM 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, Molokai Leeward

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Molokai Leeward forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Niihau

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM 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 South Shore

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Oahu South Shore forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, South Big Island

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: South Big Island forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Waianae Coast

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM 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 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Windward Haleakala forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Big Island North and East

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Big Island North and East forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Kahoolawe

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM 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 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM 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 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Kauai Windward forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Surf, Kona

When: June 14, 6:00 AM HST to June 15, 8:00 AM HST
Where: Kona forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Surf: Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Hawaii in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Hawaii, June 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5504921, 5504922, 5504923, 5504924, 5504925, 5504926, 5504927, 5504928, 5504929, 5504930, 5506164, 5506165, 5506166, 5506167, 5506168.