High Surf in Honolulu Metro, Hawaii

High Surf August 9, 2025 – August 11, 2025 · Honolulu Metro, Hawaii

$500K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A seventy five foot passenger vessel called the Atlantis discovery ran aground on shallow reef near Kewalo Basin in Honolulu. This happened after the boat got caught by a set of large waves of ten to fourteen feet. A high surf advisory was in place during that time.

The wider storm

A large long period south swell brought large surf and dangerous conditions to south facing shores of each island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1275112. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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