High Surf, Niihau
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Niihau forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf in Hawaii, January 20 to 22, 2024
Dangerously large breaking waves of twenty five to thirty five feet impacted north facing shores of the islands. Waves of ten to fifteen feet affected the west facing shores of the Big Island.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
Dangerously large breaking waves of twenty five to thirty five feet impacted north facing shores of the islands. Waves of ten to fifteen feet affected the west facing shores of the Big Island. The high surf made ocean and coastal areas hazardous.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Kauai North
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Kauai North forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Oahu North Shore
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Oahu North Shore forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Waianae Coast
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Waianae Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai North
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai North forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai West
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai West forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Molokai Windward
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Molokai Windward forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui Windward West
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Maui Windward West forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Maui Central Valley North
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Maui Central Valley North forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Windward Haleakala
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Windward Haleakala forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 21.027, -156.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Kohala
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Kohala forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Surf, Kona
- When
- January 20, 6:00 AM HST to January 22, 3:48 AM HST
- Where
- Kona forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in California, January 20 to 22, 2024
- Cold in Illinois, January 20, 2024
- Cold in Alabama, January 20 to 21, 2024
- Cold in North Carolina, January 20 to 21, 2024
- Cold in Illinois, January 20, 2024
- Cold in Virginia, January 20 to 21, 2024
- Cold in West Virginia, January 20 to 21, 2024
- Flood and Winter Weather in California, January 20 to 21, 2024
- Cold in South Carolina, January 20 to 21, 2024
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, January 20 to 21, 2024
- Cold in Maryland, January 20 to 21, 2024
- Cold in Missouri, January 20, 2024
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, January 2024
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: 1152793, 1152795, 1152796, 1152797, 1152798, 1152800, 1152801, 1152802, 1152803, 1152804, 1152806, 1152807.