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Hawaii

The Kona coast on the sheltered western side of the Big Island, where deep water is close to shore.

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Sea temperature and currents around the Hawaiian islands
Hawaii, from the map: sea temperature and currents.

The water here

The islands block the trade winds and the westward flow, creating a sheltered lee and island-scale eddies on the west side. The shelf is very narrow, so deep water is only a short run from shore.

This is general ocean science for the region, not a result from our own tests.

Fishing grounds

  • Kona coast

What you get here

  • All six layers
  • The Kona coast and its deep water close to shore

Where the data comes from: Data and accuracy.

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Other regions: New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand, US East Coast and Gulf, Baja and Southern California, Costa Rica and Panama (Pacific), Azores, Madeira and the Atlantic islands.