Hawaii Wave Buoys

Local Hawaii wave buoys are also listed on the map on the main surf reports page (the small circle icons) or here is a comprehensive list of buoys in the region:

51001 NW HAWAII 170 NM West Northwest of Kauai Island
51002 SW HAWAII 215 NM South SouthWest of Hilo, HI
51003 W HAWAII 205 NM Southwest of Honolulu, HI
51004 SE HAWAII 185 NM Southeast of Hilo, HI
51201 Waimea Bay, HI (106)
51202 Mokapu Point, HI (098)
51000 Northern Hawaii
51100 Northern Hawaii
51101 NW Hawaii
51200 Barbers Point, HI (164)
51203 Kaumalapau, HI (146)
51204 Barbers Point, HI #2 (165)

SwellTrack

The NOAA choose a number of buoy locations to issue full spectral forecasts for. Although the wave buoy doesn't actually have anything to do with the forecast (The SwellTrack spectral information is all produced by the NWWIII Model) it's useful to compare the SwellTrack with the actual observations to spot the arrival of a new swell front. These spectral forecasts are simply the most detailed idea of what's coming in the days ahead...