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FZHW52 PHFO 251347  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
347 AM HST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A MODERATE, MEDIUM PERIOD NORTH-NORTHEAST (010-030 DEGREES) SWELL  
CONTINUES TO BOOST SURF HEIGHTS ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES THROUGH  
TONIGHT. THIS SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY JUST BELOW HIGH SURF ADVISORY  
LEVELS, BEFORE DECLINING ON FRIDAY. WEST FACING SHORES WILL SEE A  
TINY, MODERATE PERIOD WEST SWELL HOLD THROUGH THE DAY. THE NEXT LARGE  
LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT  
WEEK BUT STAY TUNED AS THE NEXT SYSTEM DEEPENS NORTHWEST OF THE ISLAND  
CHAIN.  
 
ROUGH AND CHOPPY SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL GRADUALLY  
DECLINING AS TRADE WINDS EASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOME WRAP  
AROUND ENERGY FROM THE MEDIUM PERIOD NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL  
WILL CREATE CHOPPY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG EAST SIDES OF ALL  
ISLANDS. SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN VERY SMALL  
THROUGH THE WEEK.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-261500-  
KAUAI-  
347 AM HST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 8-12 8-12 6-8 6-8  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.9 FEET 06:16 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 01:29 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.8 FEET 07:17 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 02:51 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:13 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:01 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 0.8 FEET 07:28 PM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 11:02 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 0.7 FEET 08:29 PM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 12:24 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.7 FEET 06:50 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 02:02 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.6 FEET 07:51 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 03:24 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:14 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:02 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-261500-  
OAHU-  
347 AM HST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 9-12 9-12 6-8 6-8  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 07:32 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 03:03 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.7 FEET 07:52 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 03:21 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.5 FEET 06:30 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 12:58 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 2.2 FEET 06:21 AM HST.  
LOW 0.7 FEET 01:52 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.9 FEET 05:49 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:06 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:57 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 0.8 FEET 09:07 PM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 01:19 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 0.8 FEET 09:27 PM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 01:37 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.7 FEET 08:05 PM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 11:14 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.5 FEET 11:06 PM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.6 FEET 08:12 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 03:38 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.5 FEET 08:32 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 03:56 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.3 FEET 07:10 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 01:33 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 2.0 FEET 06:49 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 02:29 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:07 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:57 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-261500-  
MAUI-  
347 AM HST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 9-12 9-12 7-10 7-10  
WEST FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 2.3 FEET 06:06 AM HST.  
LOW 0.7 FEET 01:24 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 05:42 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:00 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:52 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.5 FEET 11:07 PM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 2.1 FEET 06:38 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 02:08 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:00 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:52 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-261500-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
347 AM HST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 9-12 9-12 7-10 7-10  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.4 FEET 06:43 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 01:48 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:52 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:48 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 1.2 FEET 07:00 PM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 12:13 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING EAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.2 FEET 07:19 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 02:33 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:52 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:49 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-261500-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
347 AM HST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.9 FEET 07:21 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 02:25 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 2.1 FEET 07:25 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 02:44 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:56 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:52 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.0 FEET 07:38 PM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 12:50 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.0 FEET 08:42 PM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 01:20 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.8 FEET 07:57 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 03:10 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 08:05 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 03:20 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:56 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:53 PM HST.  
 

 
 
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PRODUCT LEGEND:  
 
SURF: HEIGHT OF THE SURF FROM TROUGH TO CREST (FACE VALUE)  
IN FEET.  
 
TIDES: HEIGHTS DISPLAYED ARE RELATIVE TO THE MEAN LOWER LOW  
WATER (MLLW) DATUM IN FEET.  
 
SURF HEIGHTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM BEACH TO BEACH ALONG A  
COASTLINE. SURF LARGER THAN THE UPPER END OF THE RANGE PROVIDED IN  
THE FORECAST WILL OCCUR PERIODICALLY, SOMETIMES UP TO A FEW HOURS  
APART. EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER RIP CURRENTS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE,  
WITH RIP CURRENT STRENGTH INCREASING WITH SURF SIZE. SWIMMERS ARE  
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AT ALL TIMES AND ENTER THE WATER NEAR A  
LIFEGUARD.  
 
FOR THE LATEST BEACH HAZARD AND SAFETY INFORMATION AT INDIVIDUAL  
BEACHES IN HAWAII REFER TO:  
 
HTTPS://HAWAIIBEACHSAFETY.COM  
 
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