High Surf in Hawaii, February 3 to 4, 2007

Name: High Surf in Hawaii, February 3 to 4, 2007
Start: 2007-02-03T09:00
End: 2007-02-04T15:00
Location: Hawaii

February 3 to 4, 2007 · NWS HFO · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A deep low far northwest of the state generated surf of 16 to 22 feet along the north-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui; and 10 to 15 feet along the west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai. There were no serious injuries or property damage reported.

Where it happened

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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.

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 Feb 3, 4:08 AM HST, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 4:08 AM HST, 4 hours 52 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
408 AM HST SAT FEB 3 2007

.CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS.

.SYNOPSIS...SKIES WILL BE SUNNY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WEATHER WILL BE MOSTLY DRY WITH COOL
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES DIPPING INTO THE LOW 60S TO UPPER 50S. A WEAK
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH KAUAI WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE WEAKENING AS
IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ISLANDS THURSDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...NO PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED ON RAIN GAGES OVERNIGHT.
THE TEMPERATURE INVERSION HAS STRENGTHENED AT 5 TO 6 THOUSAND FEET
AND THE AIR MASS IS VERY DRY AND COOL AS INDICATED BY DEW POINT
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 50S. NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15
MPH WILL BE BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AS A VERY WEAK SURFACE HIGH
PASSES OVER THE ISLANDS SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A LINGERING RIDGE. LIGHT
WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ALLOW ARE THE BEST CONDITIONS FOR LOW
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES...EVEN INTO THE UPPER 50S WHICH WOULD BE
TYPICAL FOR COOL WINTERTIME LOWS IN HAWAII.

THE UPPER TROUGH HAS PROGRESSED EAST OF THE STATE BUT UPPER LEVEL
WINDS REMAIN STRONG. THE WIND ADVISORY ON HALEAKALA IS CANCELLED.
THE HIGH WIND WARNING ON THE SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY SINCE WINDS ARE AT OR ABOVE THE 35 MPH
THRESHOLD FOR A WIND ADVISORY. A DOWNWARD TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE DAY.

THE SURFACE RIDGE MAY EDGE SOUTH TO THE BIG ISLAND WHEN A FRONT
PASSES A HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF THE STATE MONDAY. THEREFORE
PREVAILING WINDS...ALTHOUGH LIGHT...WILL HAVE A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT
AND MAY EVEN BE LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY NEAR KAUAI MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. STEADY AND STRONGER TRADE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE
SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER FRONT AT THE
END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...SURF EXPECTED TO BE JUST ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS ON EXPOSED
WEST AND NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY...DECREASING SLOWLY SUNDAY.
CONDITIONS ARE HOWEVER UNSUITABLE FOR SURFING DUE TO THE STORMY
OCEAN CONDITIONS CAUSED BY ONSHORE NORTHERLY WINDS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR SEAS ABOVE 10 FEET ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL
COASTAL WATERS EXCEPT MAALAEA BAY AND THE PAILOLO CHANNEL.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 3 PM TODAY FOR BIG ISLAND MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA
KEA SUMMITS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT
MAALAEA BAY AND THE PAILOLO CHANNEL.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH 4 AM HST SUNDAY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING
SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI.

&&

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Event by event

9 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Niihau

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 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, Kauai Windward

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 PM HST
Where: Kauai Windward forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

High Surf, Kauai Leeward

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 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, Oahu North Shore

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 PM HST
Where: Oahu North Shore forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Surf, Oahu Koolau

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 PM HST
Where: Oahu Koolau forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

High Surf, Molokai Windward

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 PM HST
Where: Molokai Windward forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

High Surf, Molokai Leeward

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 PM HST
Where: Molokai Leeward forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

High Surf, Maui Central Valley

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 PM HST
Where: Maui Central Valley forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

High Surf, Windward Haleakala

When: February 3, 9:00 AM HST to February 4, 3:00 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 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Hawaii, February 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: 13997, 13998, 13999, 14000, 14001, 14002, 14003, 14004, 14005.