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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 05/16/2025:
     

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): 2.3 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 11 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 6.7 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
2025-05-16 09:26 am--- 2.3 146.8 S--- 78.8----
2025-05-16 08:56 am--- 2.3 126.6SSE--- 78.8----
2025-05-16 08:26 am--- 2.3 156.3 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 07:56 am--- 2.3 146.6SSW--- 78.4----
2025-05-16 07:26 am--- 2.3 136.7 S--- 78.4----
2025-05-16 06:56 am--- 2.3 126.6SSE--- 78.4----
2025-05-16 06:26 am--- 2.3 116.5 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 05:56 am--- 2.3 136.1 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 05:26 am--- 2.3 126.2 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 04:56 am--- 2.3 136.3 S--- 78.8----
2025-05-16 04:26 am--- 2.3 146.1SSW--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 03:56 am--- 2.3 146.0 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 03:26 am--- 2.3 135.9 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 02:56 am--- 2.3 115.6 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 02:26 am--- 2.6 145.7SSW--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 01:56 am--- 2.6 116.0 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 01:26 am--- 2.6 145.7 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 12:56 am--- 2.6 116.2 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-16 12:26 am--- 2.6 146.1SSW--- 78.6----
2025-05-15 11:56 pm--- 2.6 135.8 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-15 11:26 pm--- 2.6 115.7 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-15 10:56 pm--- 3.0 115.4 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-15 10:26 pm--- 3.0 135.7 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-15 09:56 pm--- 3.0 125.8 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-15 09:26 pm--- 2.6 125.4 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-15 08:56 pm--- 2.6 125.5 S--- 78.6----
2025-05-15 08:26 pm--- 2.6 135.5 S--- 78.8----
2025-05-15 07:56 pm--- 3.0 115.5 S--- 78.8----
2025-05-15 07:26 pm--- 3.0 125.4 S--- 79.0----
2025-05-15 06:56 pm--- 3.3 125.7 S--- 78.8----
2025-05-15 06:26 pm--- 2.6 145.6SSW--- 79.0----
2025-05-15 05:56 pm--- 3.0 115.4 S--- 79.2----
2025-05-15 05:26 pm--- 3.0 145.7 S--- 79.3----
2025-05-15 04:56 pm--- 3.0 115.6 S--- 79.3----
2025-05-15 04:26 pm--- 3.0 115.5 S--- 79.7----
2025-05-15 03:56 pm--- 3.0 125.8 S--- 79.3----
2025-05-15 03:26 pm--- 3.0 155.6SSW--- 79.5----
2025-05-15 02:56 pm--- 2.6 156.2SSW--- 79.9----
2025-05-15 02:26 pm--- 2.6 126.6 S--- 79.5----
2025-05-15 01:56 pm--- 2.6 126.7 S--- 79.3----
2025-05-15 01:26 pm--- 2.6 126.6 S--- 79.3----
2025-05-15 12:56 pm--- 2.6 116.6 S--- 79.3----
2025-05-15 12:26 pm--- 2.6 126.9 S--- 79.3----
2025-05-15 11:56 am--- 2.6 157.2 S--- 79.2----
2025-05-15 11:26 am--- 2.6 127.5 S--- 79.0----
2025-05-15 10:56 am--- 2.6 127.8 S--- 78.8----
2025-05-15 10:26 am--- 2.6 127.5 S--- 79.0----
2025-05-15 09:56 am--- 2.6 127.1 S--- 78.4----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 51213 as of (10:26 am HAST)
2026 GMT on 05/16/2025:

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): 1.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 13.3 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): S
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 2.0 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 6.7 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):SSE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 7.0 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
2025-05-16 09:56 am 2.3 1.3 10.5 S 1.6 6.2 SSE N/A 6.7
2025-05-16 09:26 am 2.3 1.6 14.3 S 1.6 5.6 SSE N/A 6.8
2025-05-16 08:56 am 2.3 1.3 11.8SSE 1.6 9.9 SSE N/A 6.6
2025-05-16 08:26 am 2.3 1.3 15.4 S 2.0 9.9 S N/A 6.3
2025-05-16 07:56 am 2.3 1.6 14.3SSW 2.0 5.9 SSE N/A 6.6
2025-05-16 07:26 am 2.3 1.6 13.3 S 1.6 6.2 SSE N/A 6.7
2025-05-16 06:56 am 2.3 1.6 11.8SSE 2.0 9.1 S N/A 6.6
2025-05-16 06:26 am 2.3 1.3 11.1 S 2.0 9.9 SSE N/A 6.5
2025-05-16 05:56 am 2.3 1.3 13.3 S 1.6 9.9 S N/A 6.1
2025-05-16 05:26 am 2.3 1.3 11.8 S 2.0 6.2 SSE N/A 6.2
2025-05-16 04:56 am 2.3 1.6 12.5 S 2.0 9.1 S N/A 6.3
2025-05-16 04:26 am 2.3 1.3 14.3SSW 2.0 6.7 S N/A 6.1
2025-05-16 03:56 am 2.3 1.3 14.3 S 2.0 6.2 SSE N/A 6.0
2025-05-16 03:26 am 2.3 1.3 13.3 S 2.0 9.9 S N/A 5.9
2025-05-16 02:56 am 2.3 1.3 11.1 S 2.0 9.9 S N/A 5.6
2025-05-16 02:26 am 2.6 1.3 14.3SSW 2.3 6.2 SSE N/A 5.7
2025-05-16 01:56 am 2.6 1.6 11.1 S 2.0 9.9 SSW N/A 6.0
2025-05-16 01:26 am 2.6 1.3 14.3 S 2.3 5.9 SSE N/A 5.7
2025-05-16 12:56 am 2.6 1.6 11.1 S 2.0 9.9 S AVERAGE 6.2
2025-05-16 12:26 am 2.6 1.6 14.3SSW 2.0 9.9 SSW AVERAGE 6.1
2025-05-15 11:56 pm 2.6 1.6 13.3 S 2.3 5.9 SSE AVERAGE 5.8
2025-05-15 11:26 pm 2.6 1.6 11.1 S 2.3 6.2 SSE AVERAGE 5.7
2025-05-15 10:56 pm 3.0 1.3 11.1 S 2.6 6.7 SSE AVERAGE 5.4
2025-05-15 10:26 pm 3.0 1.6 12.5 S 2.3 9.9 SSW AVERAGE 5.7
2025-05-15 09:56 pm 3.0 1.6 11.8 S 2.3 6.2 SSE AVERAGE 5.8
2025-05-15 09:26 pm 2.6 1.6 11.8 S 2.3 4.0 SE AVERAGE 5.4
2025-05-15 08:56 pm 2.6 1.6 11.8 S 2.3 7.1 SSE AVERAGE 5.5
2025-05-15 08:26 pm 2.6 1.6 12.5 S 2.3 6.7 SSE AVERAGE 5.5
2025-05-15 07:56 pm 3.0 1.6 11.1 S 2.6 8.3 S AVERAGE 5.5
2025-05-15 07:26 pm 3.0 1.6 11.8 S 2.6 6.2 SSE AVERAGE 5.4
2025-05-15 06:56 pm 3.3 1.6 11.8 S 2.6 5.9 SSE AVERAGE 5.7
2025-05-15 06:26 pm 2.6 1.3 14.3SSW 2.3 9.9 S AVERAGE 5.6
2025-05-15 05:56 pm 3.0 1.6 11.1 S 2.3 5.9 SSE AVERAGE 5.4
2025-05-15 05:26 pm 3.0 1.6 14.3 S 2.3 4.0 SE AVERAGE 5.7
2025-05-15 04:56 pm 3.0 1.6 10.5 S 2.6 9.9 SSW AVERAGE 5.6
2025-05-15 04:26 pm 3.0 1.6 11.1 S 2.3 9.9 SSW AVERAGE 5.5
2025-05-15 03:56 pm 2.6 1.6 11.8 S 2.3 9.9 S AVERAGE 5.8
2025-05-15 03:26 pm 3.0 1.6 15.4SSW 2.3 9.9 S AVERAGE 5.6
2025-05-15 02:56 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4SSW 2.0 7.7 SSE N/A 6.2
2025-05-15 02:26 pm 2.6 2.0 11.8 S 2.0 9.9 S SWELL 6.6
2025-05-15 01:56 pm 2.6 2.0 11.8 S 2.0 9.9 SSW SWELL 6.7
2025-05-15 01:26 pm 2.6 2.0 11.8 S 2.0 9.9 S SWELL 6.6
2025-05-15 12:56 pm 2.6 1.6 11.1 S 2.0 5.9 SSE N/A 6.6
2025-05-15 12:26 pm 2.6 1.6 11.8 S 2.0 9.9 S AVERAGE 6.9
2025-05-15 11:56 am 2.6 1.6 15.4 S 2.0 9.9 S N/A 7.2
2025-05-15 11:26 am 2.6 2.0 11.8 S 2.0 9.9 S SWELL 7.5
2025-05-15 10:56 am 2.6 2.0 11.8 S 2.0 9.9 S SWELL 7.8
2025-05-15 10:26 am 2.6 2.0 11.8 S 2.0 6.2 SSE SWELL 7.5
2025-05-15 09:56 am 2.6 1.6 11.8 S 2.0 5.9 SSE N/A 7.1

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)