High Surf in Waianae Coast, Hawaii

High Surf March 23, 2025 – March 24, 2025 · Waianae Coast, Hawaii

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 1245339. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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