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Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) Regional Wave Model: Oahu

Published by Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000+00:00
Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) regional wave model 7-day output with a 5-day hourly forecast for the Hawaiian island of Oahu at approximately 500-m resolution. This high-resolution model is utilized to capture shallow water effects and nearshore coastal dynamics such as refracting, shoaling, and smaller scale shadowing. It is run directly after the Hawaii regional WaveWatch III (WW3) wave model (ww3_hawaii) has completed. Please note that some of the nested model setup is still in the testing and validation phase. While considerable effort has been made to implement all model components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. As such, please use these data with the caution appropriate for any ocean related activity.

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describedByType application/octet-steam
identifier swan_oahu
isPartOf Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
issued 2010-06-20T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/people/faculty/kwok-fai-cheung/
language []
spatial 202.39999,21.2,201.64999,21.75
temporal 2010-06-20T21:00:00+00:00/2025-02-27T18:00:00+00:00

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