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FZHW52 PHFO 121832
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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
832 AM HST TUE MAY 12 2026
DISCUSSION
A SMALL SHORT TO MEDIUM PERIOD NW SWELL WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE THROUGH TONIGHT. A SMALL LONG PERIOD NW SWELL THEN ARRIVES
BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAKS ON THURSDAY. EXPECT SMALL SURF TO
CONTINUE ALONG N AND W FACING SHORES.
THE SMALL LONG PERIOD S SWELL DECLINES THROUGH THE WEEK. ANOTHER
SMALL LONG PERIOD S SWELL ARRIVES ON SATURDAY, MAINTAINING ELEVATED
SURF ALONG S SHORES. SLIGHTLY ELEVATED SURF ALONG E FACING SHORES
CONTINUES UNTIL TRADES WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND.
HIZ003-029>031-131945-
KAUAI-
832 AM HST TUE MAY 12 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 2-4 2-4 3-5 4-6
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 2-4 3-5
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.4 FEET 12:20 PM HST.
LOW 0.4 FEET 05:44 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.3 FEET 01:21 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:59 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:08 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.2 FEET 11:29 PM HST.
LOW -0.2 FEET 05:32 AM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.5 FEET 07:06 PM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 12:30 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.8 FEET 12:59 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.2 FEET 06:54 AM HST.
HIGH 1.7 FEET 02:00 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:59 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:09 PM HST.
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-131945-
OAHU-
832 AM HST TUE MAY 12 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 3-5
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
REST OF TODAY
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.5 FEET 01:34 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 01:54 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.2 FEET 12:32 PM HST.
LOW 0.3 FEET 05:26 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.5 FEET 12:25 PM HST.
LOW 0.7 FEET 05:45 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:02 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.4 FEET 07:31 PM HST.
HIGH 1.2 FEET 12:55 AM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.4 FEET 07:49 PM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 01:15 AM HST.
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.0 FEET 11:53 PM HST.
LOW -0.2 FEET 05:09 AM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.6 FEET 11:19 PM HST.
WEDNESDAY
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 07:14 AM HST.
HIGH 1.8 FEET 02:12 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.2 FEET 07:32 AM HST.
HIGH 1.7 FEET 02:32 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 01:10 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 06:06 AM HST.
HIGH 1.9 FEET 01:06 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:02 PM HST.
HIZ017-018-045>050-131945-
MAUI-
832 AM HST TUE MAY 12 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.6 FEET 12:11 PM HST.
LOW 0.7 FEET 05:40 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:49 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:55 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.7 FEET 11:18 PM HST.
LOW -0.2 FEET 05:58 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................HIGH 2.0 FEET 12:52 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:49 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:56 PM HST.
HIZ052>054-131945-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-
832 AM HST TUE MAY 12 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 12:37 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:45 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:48 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.6 FEET 06:20 PM HST.
HIGH 1.8 FEET 12:01 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.2 FEET 06:29 AM HST.
HIGH 2.2 FEET 01:20 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:45 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:48 PM HST.
HIZ023-026-051-131945-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-
832 AM HST TUE MAY 12 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
KONA.....................HIGH 1.5 FEET 01:15 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.6 FEET 01:31 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:49 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:52 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW 0.4 FEET 06:57 PM HST.
HIGH 1.5 FEET 12:39 AM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.5 FEET 07:29 PM HST.
HIGH 1.4 FEET 12:52 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW -0.2 FEET 07:06 AM HST.
HIGH 1.8 FEET 01:58 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 07:13 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 02:10 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:49 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:52 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.
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BEACHES IN HAWAII REFER TO:
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