301  
FZHW52 PHFO 030101  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
301 PM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
EXISTING SMALL WNW SWELL WILL GRADUALLY FADE THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. ANOTHER SLIGHTLY SMALLER NW SWELL IS ANTICIPATED EARLY NEXT  
WEEK IN MAINTENANCE OF ELEVATED SURF ALONG N AND W SHORES. GUIDANCE  
THEN INDICATES ANOTHER LONG PERIOD NW (320) SWELL ARRIVING LATE NEXT  
WEEK. THIS SWELL WILL BE GENERATED BY A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR JAPAN THAT  
IS FORECAST TO LIFT NE TOWARD THE KURIL ISLANDS THIS WEEKEND. SURF  
ALONG S SHORES TRENDS UP THIS WEEKEND AS A LONG PERIOD SSW PULSE  
ARRIVES. THIS SWELL WILL PEAK LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AS TRADES  
STEADILY WEAKEN, WIND WAVES AND TRADE WIND SWELL WILL FOLLOW WITH  
DIMINISHING SURF EXPECTED ALONG E FACING SHORES DURING THE NEXT  
SEVERAL DAYS.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-040215-  
KAUAI-  
301 PM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5  
WEST FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 2.0 FEET 03:43 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 10:23 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 02:35 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:44 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 11:45 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:36 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.2 FEET 08:09 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:18 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.2 FEET 09:31 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 05:19 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:04 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:05 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-040215-  
OAHU-  
301 PM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5  
WEST FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
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 2.0 FEET 04:56 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 12:02 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 04:23 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.9 FEET 05:16 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 12:20 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 04:43 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.6 FEET 03:54 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 09:57 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:21 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:45 PM HST.  
LOW 0.9 FEET 10:08 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 01:39 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:51 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 05:31 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.2 FEET 10:09 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 05:51 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.1 FEET 07:46 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.6 FEET 04:29 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:32 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 04:20 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:59 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:58 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-040215-  
MAUI-  
301 PM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 2.4 FEET 03:29 PM HST.  
LOW 0.8 FEET 09:52 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 02:04 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:30 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 04:03 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:51 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-040215-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
301 PM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
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 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.5 FEET 04:03 PM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 10:36 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 03:05 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.3 FEET 09:15 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 04:39 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:50 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:44 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-040215-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
301 PM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:41 PM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 11:13 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 03:43 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 2.3 FEET 04:53 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 11:59 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 04:34 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:52 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 05:17 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.1 FEET 09:59 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 05:26 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:48 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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