High Surf, Kona
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM HST to January 8, 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)
High Surf in Hawaii, January 6 to 8, 2018
A swell from the west-northwest produced surf of 6 to 10 feet along the west-facing shores of the Big Island of Hawaii. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 swell from the west-northwest produced surf of 6 to 10 feet along the west-facing shores of the Big Island of Hawaii. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Kohala
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM HST to January 8, 8:00 AM HST
- Where
- Kohala 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
- Winter Weather in Colorado, January 6 to 7, 2018
- Cold in Minnesota, January 6, 2018
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 6 to 7, 2018
- Cold in Iowa, January 6, 2018
- Winter Weather in Montana, January 6, 2018
- Winter Weather in Wyoming, January 6 to 7, 2018
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Massachusetts, January 6 to 7, 2018
- Winter Weather in Idaho, January 6, 2018
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 2018
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 730165, 730166.