ChiBearsSuperFan Posted September 4, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Considering a 15 day roundtrip from Los Angeles to Hawaii. Wondering what others experiences have been with the weather, particularly during the transit across the Pacific. We would be traveling in the middle/end of April. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 4, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Frequently discussed here and on the Hawaii board. It will be cooler ( like, mid 50s) as you depart the West Coast, and the seas might be a bit rougher. It will get warmer and smoother as you approach Hawaii. Reverse the situation sailing back to the West Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrufy Posted September 4, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 4, 2022 31 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: Frequently discussed here and on the Hawaii board. It will be cooler ( like, mid 50s) as you depart the West Coast, and the seas might be a bit rougher. It will get warmer and smoother as you approach Hawaii. Reverse the situation sailing back to the West Coast. Agree, we did the round trip back in March. The weather was nice, cool on deck and had rough seas both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted September 5, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 5, 2022 First day and a half and last day and a half are cooler, but not what I'd call cold. You will still see people by the pool sunbathing that first day and last day at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATSEAMYLIFE Posted September 7, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Friends did it in March 2022 and had terrible weather the entire trip, except for two days in the islands the rest was cold, windy, and wet. They also got COVID. I'm so glad we canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93yearsyoung Posted September 7, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 7, 2022 I've made this trip more times than I can count and I've never had terrible weather the entire trip. I don't discount the experience of the AtSea's friend, but that would be a huge anomaly, not the norm. The norm is moderate weather when you are close to CA, warmer and warmer the closer you get to HI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecs66 Posted October 1, 2022 #7 Share Posted October 1, 2022 We did the 15-day LA-HI-LA cruise on Princess in December about 20 years ago. Horrific weather the first five days. There were several WWII sailors on board going to Pearl Harbor, and they said they had never been in worse weather on the sea. Communications were not as sophisticated then, i.e., no internet available and I don't believe there was cellular. Ship personnel gave us NO info. When we arrived home, our pastor commented that we must have had a rocky ride. He was a surfer and kept up with the sea info. The ship was where three big storms converged, one from Alaska, one from Japan, and one from Australia, IIRC. Anyhow, it was bad, but we'd do it again. The storm situation was an anomaly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted October 2, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Besides potential rough seas, check your Hawaii area destination seasonal weather temps & rainfall for month. My parents once sailed mid March and entire week around islands it rained,cold,wind. Said even skipped some stops as island flooded. Not sunny paradise for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsa Maki Posted October 19, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Sorry to intervene to this but how about weather from LA to Hawaii in summer months please? Specially during July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted October 22, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Anyone who could accurately predict Pacific Weather between the West Coast and Hawaii would not be posting it free on Cruisecritic. Just plan for the layered look and hope for the best. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted October 23, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 12:39 AM, Elsa Maki said: Sorry to intervene to this but how about weather from LA to Hawaii in summer months please? Specially during July. I've done the LA to HI 5 times now in the last15 years and never had bad weather. We did have rocky seas for two days once, but that was it. In Summer I'd expect it to be in the low 70s the first day or two and same on the way back. Once you drop below about 30 degrees N latitude, things warm up considerably. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP&O2/O Posted October 23, 2022 #12 Share Posted October 23, 2022 11 hours ago, scottca075 said: In Summer I'd expect it to be in the low 70s the first day or two and same on the way back. Once you drop below about 30 degrees N latitude, things warm up considerably. And if you go to 23 degrees the sea warms up and one of the many factors in a TRS vormation is that it starts within 23N and 23S. As an aside, I have crossed the Pacific many times and the worst weather I experienced was in lower latitudes. Monitor the forecasts and weather patterns and then look outside ... Marine weather has a mind of its own😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted October 24, 2022 #13 Share Posted October 24, 2022 We'll be doing Hawaii to Vancouver next May 2023 and I could care less what the weather will be. So looking forward to this itinerary. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93yearsyoung Posted January 6, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 10/19/2022 at 12:39 AM, Elsa Maki said: Sorry to intervene to this but how about weather from LA to Hawaii in summer months please? Specially during July. Do they do cruises to Hawaii from LA in July? If they do, I'd expect it to be warm at the start and end and hot in the middle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanie Posted February 8, 2023 #15 Share Posted February 8, 2023 We are cruising on the Emerald Princess to Hawaii August 5, 2023...Just wondering what the weather is like. the five days cruising to Hawaii... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrufy Posted February 8, 2023 #16 Share Posted February 8, 2023 We have done Hawaii two times. First time was in May and the weather was chilly, not cold, sunshine and not to rough all 5 crossing days.The second was a year ago March, sailed to and from Hawaii. The crossing both ways was sunny but cooler in the daytime but real cold in the early evening, Really rough crossing both ways all day and night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted February 8, 2023 #17 Share Posted February 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Jeanie said: We are cruising on the Emerald Princess to Hawaii August 5, 2023...Just wondering what the weather is like. the five days cruising to Hawaii... I wasn't aware there were LA round trips to Hawaii in Summer. We've done LA-Hawaii RT 5 times now, but it has been Nov, Oct, Feb & March. Given that LA can be hot in July and August I'd expect the weather to be a little different than what we experience. Generally it is cool the first two days at sea and the last two days at sea. Cool doesn't mean cold. Those cooler night I'd wear a sweatshirt to watch MUTS at night, but during the day there were plenty of people lounging by the pool and swimming and laying out just sunning in general. There was only one sea day our last trip (Oct 2022) where I don't lie by the pool because it was "misty"; not quite raining, but if you'd been out more than 5 minutes you would have been quite wet. The closer to Hawaii you get to Hawaii you get, the warmer it gets. When you are actually in the islands, it is hot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingguy Posted May 1, 2023 #18 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Question is: anyone know of a website to check maritime weather to get the most up to date forecasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP&O2/O Posted May 1, 2023 #19 Share Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) Windy.com is as good as I can find. Current situation shows what you will be able to see... Edited May 1, 2023 by MBP&O2/O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted May 1, 2023 #20 Share Posted May 1, 2023 9 hours ago, MBP&O2/O said: Picasso or Monet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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