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FZHW52 PHFO 300151  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
351 PM HST FRI MAY 29 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY (HSA) HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH-FACING SHORES AS  
A LONG-PERIOD SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELL BUILDS TONIGHT, BRINGING SURF  
HEIGHTS TO ADVISORY LEVEL. THE SWELL BECOMES FULLY ESTABLISHED BY  
SATURDAY AND SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER NEAR THE ADVISORY  
LEVEL THROUGH THE WEEKEND, KEEPING THE HSA IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON. AS THE SWELL GRADUALLY BEGINS TO EASE EARLY NEXT WEEK,  
LONG- PERIOD FORERUNNERS FROM THE NEXT SOUTH- SOUTHWEST SWELL ARE  
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. HEIGHTS MAY BRIEFLY DIP BELOW THE ADVISORY LEVEL  
ON MONDAY, BUT AS THE NEXT SWELL FILLS IN, SURF WILL LIKELY RETURN TO  
THE ADVISORY LEVEL TUESDAY THROUGH MIDWEEK AS IT PEAKS. A GRADUAL  
DOWNWARD TREND IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
THE LARGE SURF EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND COULD LEAD TO WAVE RUNUP  
ISSUES WITH WATER SWEEPING ACROSS EXPOSED BEACHES THAT TYPICALLY  
REMAIN DRY, MAINLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS DURING THE PEAK DAILY  
TIDE CYCLES.  
 
SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH-FACING SHORES WILL GRADUALLY LOWER INTO THE  
WEEKEND, THEN TREND UP BY MIDWEEK AS A SMALL NORTH SWELL ARRIVES. SURF  
ALONG EAST-FACING SHORES WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVER THE WEEKEND, THEN  
BEGIN TO RISE BY MIDWEEK DUE TO A COMBINATION OF NORTH SWELL AND  
INCREASING TRADES.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-310300-  
KAUAI-  
351 PM HST FRI MAY 29 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
 
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4  
WEST FACING 3-5 4-6 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 7-10 8-12 8-12  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.4 FEET 09:18 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 01:09 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 2.0 FEET 03:24 PM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 10:40 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 02:10 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.2 FEET 06:42 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 02:55 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.2 FEET 08:04 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 03:56 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:16 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-310300-  
OAHU-  
351 PM HST FRI MAY 29 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
 
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4  
WEST FACING 4-6 5-7 6-8 6-8  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 7-10 8-12 8-12  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 2.1 FEET 03:32 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 10:46 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 02:54 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 2.0 FEET 03:52 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 11:04 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:14 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.2 FEET 08:41 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 01:52 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 1.0 FEET 09:03 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 11:56 PM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 08:21 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 04:05 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.2 FEET 08:39 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:25 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.1 FEET 06:16 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 03:03 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.5 FEET 07:10 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 03:06 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:49 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:10 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-310300-  
MAUI-  
351 PM HST FRI MAY 29 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
 
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
WEST FACING 4-6 5-7 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 7-10 8-12 8-12  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.9 FEET 08:46 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 12:31 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.4 FEET 07:07 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.5 FEET 02:50 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:44 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:03 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-310300-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
351 PM HST FRI MAY 29 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
 
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 7-10 8-12 8-12  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.7 FEET 09:16 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 01:36 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.4 FEET 07:50 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.6 FEET 03:17 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:41 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:55 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-310300-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
351 PM HST FRI MAY 29 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
 
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
WEST FACING 4-6 5-7 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 7-10 8-12 8-12  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 2.1 FEET 03:23 PM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 09:53 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 02:14 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 2.4 FEET 03:30 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 10:45 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 03:04 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.2 FEET 08:27 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 03:55 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.1 FEET 08:25 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 04:02 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:45 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:59 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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