High Surf in Hawaii, August 14 to 15, 2007

Name: High Surf in Hawaii, August 14 to 15, 2007
Start: 2007-08-14T06:00
End: 2007-08-15T19:00
Location: Hawaii

August 14 to 15, 2007 · NWS HFO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A trade wind swell generated surf of 6 to 8 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 generated surf of 6 to 8 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.

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 Aug 14, 4:20 AM HST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 4:20 AM HST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
420 AM HST TUE AUG 14 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING...A HURRICANE WATCH AND A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUE FOR THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII...AS
HURRICANE FLOSSIE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE CENTER OF THE
HURRICANE IS STILL EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF ALL THE ISLANDS
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE CLOSEST TO SOUTH
POINT OF BIG ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
FLOSSIE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING...MOVING CLOSER
TO THE BIG ISLAND. THERE HAVE BEEN SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN THE
FORECAST TRACK AS WELL AS THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM...THOUGH THE IDEA
OF FLOSSIE REMAINS SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS THROUGH ITS COURSE
CONTINUES. IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE CLOSEST TO THE BIG ISLAND THIS
AFTERNOON AND TRACK ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE REST OF THE ISLAND CHAIN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR DETAILS ON FLOSSIE...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
BULLETINS FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/. THE
DISCUSSION IS ISSUED UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCDCP2 AND WMO HEADER WTPA42
PHFO. PUBLIC ADVISORIES ARE BEING ISSUED EVERY 3 HOURS AND CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPCP2 AND WMO HEADER WTPA32 PHFO.

THE CLOUD SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH FLOSSIE HAS JUST SHOWED UP ON THE
LATEST RADAR DATA. BIG ISLAND CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN AREA OF
CONCERN DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF FLOSSIE PASSAGE. LOOK FOR
BUILDING SURF AND WINDS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES WITH WEATHER
CONDITION DETERIORATING. PLEASE REFER TO HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS
WHICH CONTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE BIG ISLAND UNDER AWIPS
HEADER HLSHFO OR WMO HEADER WTHW80 PHFO.

THE REST OF THE ISLAND CHAIN WILL BE AFFECT SOMEWHAT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS FLOSSIES ADVANCES WEST. THIS INCLUDE BUILDING SURF
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES TO 6 TO 8 FEET...INCREASING WINDS TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS...AND HEAVIER RAINFALL ALONG
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS WELL AS WINDWARD SECTIONS...SPECIALLY ON MAUI.

AS FLOSSIE EXITS OUR AREA WEST...EXPECT A RETURN OF MORE TYPICAL
TRADE WIND WEATHER AS A HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PERSISTS FAR
NORTH OF OUR AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT AND MODERATE TRADE
WINDS BRINGING PASSING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO MAINLY WINDWARD AND
MOUNTAIN SECTIONS.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING/HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING/HURRICANE WATCH FOR BIG ISLAND WINDWARD
WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR BIG ISLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY FOR ALL HAWAIIAN
WATERS.

GALE WARNING ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EAST FACING SHORES
KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI.

&&

HUI

Event by event

1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Kauai Windward

When: August 14, 6:00 AM HST to August 15, 7:00 PM HST
Where: Kauai Windward 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 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Hawaii, August 2007

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: 49807.