Buoys near Waimea Bay

6 active NOAA stations report within 150 km of Waimea Bay. The closest wave buoy is NDBC 51201 (Waimea Bay, HI), 6 km WNW of the break and upstream of it in the swell window.

Stations are ranked by how much they tell you about Waimea Bay, not just by distance: a buoy sitting upstream — in the direction the swell comes from (about NW here) — registers a new swell before it reaches the break, so it earns a lead time; a buoy behind an island is marked as shadowed; stale reports rank below fresh ones. Readings are the latest public NOAA observations and refresh hourly.