Hawaii, 2024

High Surf in Hawaii, November 11, 2024

November 11, 2024 · NWS HFO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A snorkeler drowned at Three Tables Beach as a result of rising swell and surf.

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The toll

Deaths
1
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 snorkeler drowned at Three Tables Beach as a result of rising swell and surf.

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1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Oahu North Shore

When
November 11, 3:00 PM HST
Where
Oahu North Shore forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A snorkeler drowned at Three Tables Beach as a result of rising swell and surf.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
High Surf, Oahu North Shore2024-11-1129MaleIn WaterDirect

What these are

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

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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: 1221240.