OfflineBuoy 51205

Pauwela, Maui, HI

Hawaii, United States

Last wave reading:

No current reading

This buoy has not reported waves in the last 30 days. It may be adrift, under repair or retired. Nearby buoys below are still reporting.

Nearby beaches

Listed by distance only. Their Quiver forecasts are not linked to this buoy.

Beach numbers are each beach's own Quiver forecast, not a conversion of this buoy reading.

Nearby buoys

Nearest tide station: Kahului 15 km for today’s highs and lows.

Other readings

Water temperature
80°F (26.8°C)

Reported Oct 13, 8:56 AM HST.

How to read this buoy

Pauwela, Maui, HI sits close to shore, 11 km from the closest beach listed here. Its readings already include some of the local shadowing, so they track nearby beaches more closely than an offshore buoy.

Station id
51205
CDIP id
187
Operator
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Program
IOOS Partners
Position
21.018°N, 156.421°W
Type
Moored buoy
Local time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
Swell split
Yes, swell and wind waves reported

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System. Licence: Public domain (US government work). Station page at the source.

Not for navigation. Readings can be late, missing or wrong; check official marine forecasts before going to sea.

Buoy terms

Significant height
The average of the biggest third of waves the buoy measured. Sets in the surf zone can be bigger or smaller.
Dominant period
Seconds between the waves carrying the most energy. Longer period means more power and more bend around points.
Swell vs wind waves
Swell was made by distant wind; wind waves were made nearby. The buoy splits its spectrum at a cutoff period to report each.
Direction
Where waves come from, in degrees true. 270° is from the west.