Paddlers, Wind Surfers, Sailors, & Small Boaters

Know the wind and current conditions to plot your best course

Weather

• UH Meteorology Department Weather Server: Current observations
• Wind Speed Forecast Map for the Hawaiian Is. Region (UH/SOEST)
• NOAA WaveWatch III — Wind Forecast
• NWS Honolulu Weather Forecast Office
• Radar Maps of Precipitation
• Satellie Images, Including Visible and Infrared
• Plots of forecasts at 3-hr intervals of surface winds, air temperature, weather, cloud cover, probability of precipitation, and swell
• Small Craft Advisories
• NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center

Surface Wave Conditions: Nearshore

• Quick Beach Safety Check (HiOOS)
• UH Coastal Wave Buoys
  
  Choose a buoy location O‘ahu North Shore: Waimea Bay O‘ahu East Shore: Kailua Bay O‘ahu South Shore: Kilo Nalu Reef Observatory Lana‘i: Kaumalapau Hbr.
• Wave Height Forecast Maps for O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i and the Big Island (UH/SOEST)
• Surf Forecasts
  
  Choose a forecast source Oahu Surf Forecast (National Weather Service - NWS) Surf News Network (commercial site with some free info) wetSand (commercial site with some free info) Surfline (commercial site with some free info)

Surface Wave Conditions: Offshore

• NDBC Surface Wave & Weather Buoys
  
  Choose a buoy location #51001 - 170 NM West Northwest of Kauai #51101 - NW of Hawaii #51000 - North of Hawaii #51100 - North of Hawaii #51002 - 215 NM South Southwest of Hilo #51003 - 205 NM Southwest of Honolulu #51004 - 185 NM Southeast of Hilo
• Wave Height Forecast Maps for the Hawaiian Is. Region (UH/SOEST)
• NOAA WaveWatch III — Wave Height & Direction Forecasts

Surface Currents, including Tidal

• UH Real-time Surface Currents Along the South Shore of O‘ahu (coming soon)
• UH Experimental Model of Surface Tidal Currents (coming soon)
• UH Experimental Model of Long Period Surface Currents (coming soon)
• Modeled Currents, Temperature, Salinity & Sea Height (U.S. Navy)

Tides

• Annual Tide Prediction Tables (NOAA)
• WWW Tide and Current Predictor Stations

Courtesy of the WWW Tide and Current Predictor


Choose a location NORTHWEST HAWAIIAN ISLANDS • East Island, French Frigate Shoals • Laysan Island • Sand Island, Midway Islands NI'IHAU • Nonopapa KAUA'I • Hanamaulu Bay • Nawiliwili Harbor • Hanalei Bay • Port Allen, Hanapepe Bay • Waimea Bay O'AHU • Hanauma Bay • Waimanalo • Moku o Loe (Coconut Island), Kaneohe Bay • Waikane, Kaneohe Bay • Honolulu, Honolulu Harbor • Laie Bay • Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Ferry • Pearl Harbor Entrance, Bishop Point • Haleiwa, Waialua Bay • Waianae, Pokai Bay MOLOKA'I • Kalohi Channel Tidal Currents • Pukoo Harbor • Kamalo Harbor • Kaunakakai • Kolo MAUI • Hana • Makena • Kihei • Kahului • Lahaina LANA'I • Kaumalapau KAHO'OLAWE • Kuheia Bay • Smuggler Cove BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI'I • Hilo • Honuapo • Kawaihae • Mahukona • Kailua Kona • Napoopoo, Kealakekua Bay

DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation

• Know the rules for safe and legal vessel operation.

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