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High Surf in Maui Central Valley North, Hawaii

High Surf January 22, 2023 – January 23, 2023 · Maui Central Valley North, Hawaii

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hookipa Beach Park was closed due to high surf, as waves were overtopping a break wall into the parking lot and other areas beyond the break wall.

The wider storm

An extra large northwest (310-320 degree) swell produced extremely dangerous giant sized surf. Coastal water overwash also occurred across many low lying roadways along northern and western facing shorelines, especially during periods of high tide. A high surf

warning was issued for most north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and the west facing shores of Big Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1072822. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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