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Station 51213 - Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI (239) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 51213


Conditions at 51213 as of
(9:56 am HAST)
1956 GMT on 04/22/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 2.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 17 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 9.1 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD): S ( 172 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 79.0 °F
Previous observations
TIME
(HAST)
5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 
5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in
5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F
5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F
5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F
5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu
5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi
5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-04-22 09:26 am--- 2.3 177.9 S--- 79.0----
2025-04-22 08:56 am--- 2.3 177.9 S--- 78.8----
2025-04-22 08:26 am--- 2.3 177.9 S--- 78.6----
2025-04-22 07:56 am--- 2.3 178.2 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 07:26 am--- 2.3 158.0 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 06:56 am--- 2.3 157.3 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 06:26 am--- 2.3 187.4 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 05:56 am--- 2.6 187.8 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 05:26 am--- 2.3 137.0SSW--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 04:56 am--- 2.3 156.6SSW--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 04:26 am--- 2.3 156.7 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 03:56 am--- 2.3 186.7 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 03:26 am--- 2.3 156.4 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 02:56 am--- 2.6 176.3 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 02:26 am--- 2.6 146.1 S--- 78.6----
2025-04-22 01:56 am--- 2.6 156.0SSW--- 78.6----
2025-04-22 01:26 am--- 2.6 156.3 S--- 78.4----
2025-04-22 12:56 am--- 2.6 156.4 S--- 78.6----
2025-04-22 12:26 am--- 2.6 156.5SSW--- 78.6----
2025-04-21 11:56 pm--- 2.6 185.9 S--- 78.6----
2025-04-21 11:26 pm--- 2.3 185.7 S--- 78.6----
2025-04-21 10:56 pm--- 2.6 186.1 S--- 78.8----
2025-04-21 10:26 pm--- 2.3 155.6 S--- 78.8----
2025-04-21 09:56 pm--- 2.3 145.4SSW--- 79.0----
2025-04-21 09:26 pm--- 2.3 136.3SSW--- 78.6----
2025-04-21 08:56 pm--- 2.3 155.7 S--- 78.8----
2025-04-21 08:26 pm--- 2.3 176.1 S--- 79.0----
2025-04-21 07:56 pm--- 2.3 176.2 S--- 79.0----
2025-04-21 07:26 pm--- 2.6 156.3 S--- 79.2----
2025-04-21 06:56 pm--- 2.6 155.7 S--- 79.3----
2025-04-21 06:26 pm--- 2.6 156.2 S--- 79.5----
2025-04-21 05:56 pm--- 2.6 135.7 S--- 79.5----
2025-04-21 05:26 pm--- 2.3 155.8 S--- 79.5----
2025-04-21 04:56 pm--- 2.3 155.9 S--- 79.3----
2025-04-21 04:26 pm--- 2.3 156.0 S--- 79.5----
2025-04-21 03:56 pm--- 2.3 145.9 S--- 79.5----
2025-04-21 03:26 pm--- 2.6 156.4SSW--- 79.7----
2025-04-21 02:56 pm--- 2.3 155.8 S--- 79.7----
2025-04-21 02:26 pm--- 2.3 156.3 S--- 80.1----
2025-04-21 01:56 pm--- 2.6 176.6 S--- 79.9----
2025-04-21 12:56 pm--- 2.3 136.2 S--- 79.9----
2025-04-21 12:26 pm--- 2.3 146.2 S--- 79.5----
2025-04-21 11:56 am--- 2.3 146.6 S--- 79.3----
2025-04-21 11:26 am--- 2.3 136.9 S--- 79.2----
2025-04-21 10:56 am--- 2.0 177.0 S--- 79.3----
2025-04-21 10:26 am--- 2.3 177.4 S--- 79.2----
2025-04-21 09:56 am--- 2.3 177.7 S--- 78.8----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 51213 as of (9:56 am HAST)
1956 GMT on 04/22/2025:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 2.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 2.3 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 16.7 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): S
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 1.3 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 9.1 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD): S
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 9.1 sec
Previous observations
TIME
(HAST)
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
ft
5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 
5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2025-04-22 09:26 am 2.3 1.6 16.7 S 1.3 6.2 S N/A 7.9
2025-04-22 08:56 am 2.3 2.0 16.7 S 1.3 8.3 S N/A 7.9
2025-04-22 08:26 am 2.3 1.6 16.7 S 1.3 9.9 SSW N/A 7.9
2025-04-22 07:56 am 2.3 2.0 16.7 S 1.3 9.1 SSW N/A 8.2
2025-04-22 07:26 am 2.3 2.0 15.4 S 1.3 9.9 SSW N/A 8.0
2025-04-22 06:56 am 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 1.3 7.7 SW N/A 7.3
2025-04-22 06:26 am 2.3 2.0 18.2 S 1.6 9.9 SSW N/A 7.4
2025-04-22 05:56 am 2.6 2.3 18.2 S 1.6 9.1 SSW N/A 7.8
2025-04-22 05:26 am 2.3 2.0 13.3SSW 1.3 9.1 SSW N/A 7.0
2025-04-22 04:56 am 2.3 1.6 15.4SSW 1.6 8.3 SSE N/A 6.6
2025-04-22 04:26 am 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 1.6 8.3 SSW N/A 6.7
2025-04-22 03:56 am 2.3 1.6 18.2 S 1.6 9.1 SSW N/A 6.7
2025-04-22 03:26 am 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 1.6 4.8 SSE N/A 6.4
2025-04-22 02:56 am 2.6 1.6 16.7 S 2.0 4.2 SSE N/A 6.3
2025-04-22 02:26 am 2.6 1.6 14.3 S 2.0 4.0 SSE AVERAGE 6.1
2025-04-22 01:56 am 2.6 1.6 15.4SSW 2.0 3.9 SSE AVERAGE 6.0
2025-04-22 01:26 am 2.6 1.6 15.4 S 2.0 5.3 SSE AVERAGE 6.3
2025-04-22 12:56 am 2.6 2.0 15.4 S 2.0 6.2 S N/A 6.4
2025-04-22 12:26 am 2.6 2.0 15.4SSW 2.0 7.1 SSE SWELL 6.5
2025-04-21 11:56 pm 2.6 1.6 18.2 S 2.0 5.3 SE N/A 5.9
2025-04-21 11:26 pm 2.3 1.6 18.2 S 1.6 3.7 SE N/A 5.7
2025-04-21 10:56 pm 2.6 1.6 18.2 S 2.0 4.0 SE AVERAGE 6.1
2025-04-21 10:26 pm 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 2.0 5.3 SSE N/A 5.6
2025-04-21 09:56 pm 2.3 1.3 14.3SSW 2.0 3.6 SE N/A 5.4
2025-04-21 09:26 pm 2.3 1.6 13.3SSW 1.6 5.3 SSE N/A 6.3
2025-04-21 08:56 pm 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 1.6 3.7 SSE N/A 5.7
2025-04-21 08:26 pm 2.3 1.6 16.7 S 1.6 3.9 SSE N/A 6.1
2025-04-21 07:56 pm 2.3 1.6 16.7 S 1.6 9.1 SSW N/A 6.2
2025-04-21 07:26 pm 2.6 2.0 15.4 S 1.6 9.1 SSW N/A 6.3
2025-04-21 06:56 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4 S 2.0 9.9 SW N/A 5.7
2025-04-21 06:26 pm 2.6 2.0 15.4 S 1.6 9.9 SSW N/A 6.2
2025-04-21 05:56 pm 2.6 1.6 13.3 S 2.0 9.9 S N/A 5.7
2025-04-21 05:26 pm 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 1.6 4.8 SSE N/A 5.8
2025-04-21 04:56 pm 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 1.6 9.1 SSW N/A 5.9
2025-04-21 04:26 pm 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 1.6 9.9 WSW N/A 6.0
2025-04-21 03:56 pm 2.3 1.6 14.3 S 1.6 9.9 SW N/A 5.9
2025-04-21 03:26 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4SSW 1.6 4.2 SE N/A 6.4
2025-04-21 02:56 pm 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 2.0 3.7 SE N/A 5.8
2025-04-21 02:26 pm 2.3 1.6 15.4 S 1.6 4.3 SE N/A 6.3
2025-04-21 01:56 pm 2.6 1.6 16.7 S 1.6 9.1 SW N/A 6.6
2025-04-21 01:26 pm 2.3 1.6 16.7SSE 1.6 9.1 WSW N/A 6.4
2025-04-21 12:56 pm 2.3 1.6 13.3 S 1.6 9.9 WNW N/A 6.2
2025-04-21 12:26 pm 2.3 1.6 14.3 S 1.6 9.9 WSW N/A 6.2
2025-04-21 11:56 am 2.3 1.6 14.3 S 1.6 9.9 W N/A 6.6
2025-04-21 11:26 am 2.3 1.6 13.3 S 1.6 9.9 W N/A 6.9
2025-04-21 10:56 am 2.0 1.6 16.7 S 1.3 9.9 SW N/A 7.0
2025-04-21 10:26 am 2.3 1.6 16.7 S 1.3 9.9 W N/A 7.4
2025-04-21 09:56 am 2.3 2.0 16.7 S 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 7.7

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)