Kawaihae, HI wind

Kawaihae, HI is a land weather station near Waimea. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 16 kn from WSW (250°), gusting 19 kn, 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 12:48 Pacific/Honolulu). 1014 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 73 readings, gust 26 kn, peak mean 18 kn, mostly SSE (159°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Kawaihae, HI reported 591 readings, mean 5 kn, strongest mean wind 20 kn, strongest gust 33 kn, mostly from WSW (236°).

What it reports

Kawaihae, HI reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 16 kn from WSW (250°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (150°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-04 20:48 UTC: 9 kn from N (0°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 10 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 10 kn from E (100°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 18 kn from ESE (120°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 14 kn from SE (140°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-04 15:48 UTC: 7 kn from SE (140°), gust 12 kn

Position 20.037, -155.829; exposure coastal. Kawaihae, HI is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Kawaihae, HI: 2.9 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Kawaihae, HI: 3.1 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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