High Surf — Molokai West, Hawaii

2025-03-23 to 2025-03-24 · Molokai West, Hawaii

Event narrative

Surf heights up to 22 feet created strong currents, beach run up, and made navigating channels dangerous.

Wider weather episode

A northwest swell brought large surf to north and west facing shores of the Hawaiian islands. Surf heights of twenty two to twenty six feet for north facing shores and eighteen to twenty two feet for west facing shores were observed. These large waves made ocean activities dangerous, as well as created strong currents and beach runup.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1245338. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.