Hurricane Walaka (2018)
Sep 26, 6:00 AM UTC – Oct 7, 12:00 PM UTC (11.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 160 mph (140 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 921 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 4, 6:20 AM UTC · 24.1°N 166.8°W · Hurricane · 125 mph · 950 mb
Every track point (47)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-26 06:00 | DB | 10.7°N 140.1°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-26 12:00 | DB | 11.1°N 140.7°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-26 18:00 | DB | 11.7°N 141.5°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-27 00:00 | DB | 12.2°N 142.6°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-27 06:00 | DB | 12.2°N 144.1°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-27 12:00 | LO | 12.2°N 145.7°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-27 18:00 | LO | 12.1°N 147.3°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2018-09-28 00:00 | LO | 12.1°N 148.8°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-09-28 06:00 | LO | 12.0°N 150.2°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-09-28 12:00 | LO | 12.0°N 151.5°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-09-28 18:00 | LO | 11.9°N 152.8°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-09-29 00:00 | LO | 11.8°N 154.2°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-09-29 06:00 | LO | 11.8°N 155.6°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 2018-09-29 12:00 | TD | 11.7°N 157.1°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 2018-09-29 18:00 | TS | 11.6°N 158.6°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 2018-09-30 00:00 | TS | 11.6°N 160.0°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 2018-09-30 06:00 | TS | 11.6°N 161.5°W | 50 | 1000 | |
| 2018-09-30 12:00 | TS | 11.6°N 163.0°W | 60 | 998 | |
| 2018-09-30 18:00 | HU | 11.6°N 164.5°W | 65 | 995 | |
| 2018-10-01 00:00 | HU | 11.7°N 166.0°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 2018-10-01 06:00 | HU | 11.8°N 167.1°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 2018-10-01 12:00 | HU | 12.0°N 168.0°W | 110 | 955 | |
| 2018-10-01 18:00 | HU | 12.5°N 168.8°W | 130 | 935 | |
| 2018-10-02 00:00 | HU | 12.9°N 169.6°W | 140 | 921 | |
| 2018-10-02 06:00 | HU | 13.5°N 169.9°W | 140 | 921 | |
| 2018-10-02 12:00 | HU | 14.2°N 170.0°W | 135 | 927 | |
| 2018-10-02 18:00 | HU | 15.1°N 170.2°W | 130 | 935 | |
| 2018-10-03 00:00 | HU | 16.1°N 170.3°W | 120 | 940 | |
| 2018-10-03 06:00 | HU | 17.4°N 170.1°W | 115 | 946 | |
| 2018-10-03 12:00 | HU | 18.8°N 169.7°W | 125 | 938 | |
| 2018-10-03 18:00 | HU | 20.5°N 169.0°W | 120 | 942 | |
| 2018-10-04 00:00 | HU | 22.2°N 168.1°W | 115 | 946 | |
| 2018-10-04 06:00 | HU | 24.0°N 166.9°W | 110 | 950 | |
| 2018-10-04 06:20 | HU | 24.1°N 166.8°W | 110 | 950 | Landfall |
| 2018-10-04 12:00 | HU | 25.9°N 166.2°W | 100 | 954 | |
| 2018-10-04 18:00 | HU | 28.0°N 166.3°W | 85 | 969 | |
| 2018-10-05 00:00 | HU | 29.7°N 167.5°W | 65 | 981 | |
| 2018-10-05 06:00 | TS | 30.5°N 168.3°W | 60 | 985 | |
| 2018-10-05 12:00 | TS | 30.9°N 168.3°W | 55 | 987 | |
| 2018-10-05 18:00 | TS | 31.8°N 168.1°W | 50 | 989 | |
| 2018-10-06 00:00 | TS | 32.6°N 167.1°W | 45 | 992 | |
| 2018-10-06 06:00 | TS | 33.5°N 165.9°W | 45 | 992 | |
| 2018-10-06 12:00 | EX | 35.1°N 164.5°W | 45 | 994 | |
| 2018-10-06 18:00 | EX | 36.9°N 163.0°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 2018-10-07 00:00 | EX | 39.7°N 160.6°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 2018-10-07 06:00 | EX | 44.4°N 158.3°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 2018-10-07 12:00 | EX | 47.8°N 155.1°W | 35 | 1008 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.