High Surf — Koolau Windward, Hawaii

2022-11-26 to 2022-11-27 · Koolau Windward, Hawaii

Event narrative

County officials reported that high surf led to flooding of campsites at Kahana Bay Beach Park.

Wider weather episode

A large north-northeast (from 010-040 degrees) swell pushed into windward coasts on Friday night, Nov 25th, before steadily diminishing Saturday night, Nov 26th. Dangerously large breaking waves of 20 to 30 feet was forecast for north facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. Surf heights eventually subsided below warning levels early Sunday, Nov 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1058393. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.