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FZHW52 PHFO 041857  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
857 AM HST MON MAY 4 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING ON THE OFFSHORE BUOYS THIS MORNING  
WILL BUILD TODAY AND PRODUCE SURF ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGE DURING THE  
PEAK TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. THIS SWELL WILL SLOWLY DECLINE LATE  
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL COULD PRODUCE SURF  
NEAR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY LEVEL THURSDAY, THEN LOWER FRIDAY INTO  
NEXT WEEKEND.  
 
A SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY AND  
TUESDAY, WITH SMALL PULSES KEEPING SURF FROM GOING FLAT FOR THE  
LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.  
 
TRADE WIND SWELL WILL LOWER BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGE TODAY AND WILL  
REMAIN SMALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-052000-  
KAUAI-  
857 AM HST MON MAY 4 2026  
 
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TODAY TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 3-5 5-7 4-6 4-6  
WEST FACING 2-4 4-6 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 4-6 3-5 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.2 FEET 08:36 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:57 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.2 FEET 09:58 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 05:58 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:03 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:05 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.3 FEET 12:19 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:17 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.4 FEET 01:41 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 04:18 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.1 FEET 09:05 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 05:41 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.1 FEET 10:27 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:03 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:05 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-052000-  
OAHU-  
857 AM HST MON MAY 4 2026  
 
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TODAY TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 3-5 4-6 4-6 4-6  
WEST FACING 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 4-6 3-5 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:18 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:36 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.1 FEET 08:13 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 05:08 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:59 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 05:00 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:59 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:58 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.9 FEET 06:10 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 01:45 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 05:31 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.7 FEET 06:30 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 02:03 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 05:51 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:40 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.3 FEET 04:29 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.0 FEET 10:47 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.0 FEET 11:05 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.0 FEET 08:42 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.4 FEET 05:51 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.3 FEET 09:28 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 05:48 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:58 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:59 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-052000-  
MAUI-  
857 AM HST MON MAY 4 2026  
 
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TODAY TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 4-6 3-5 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.3 FEET 08:57 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 04:40 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:53 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:52 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.9 FEET 11:28 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 02:38 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:26 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 05:24 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:53 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:52 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ052>054-052000-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
857 AM HST MON MAY 4 2026  
 
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TODAY TUESDAY  
 
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 3-5 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 10 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.3 FEET 09:44 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 05:19 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:49 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:45 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.7 FEET 12:12 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 03:56 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:15 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:49 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:45 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ023-026-051-052000-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
857 AM HST MON MAY 4 2026  
 
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TODAY TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 2-4 1-3 1-3  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.2 FEET 10:21 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 05:57 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:28 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:53 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:49 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.5 FEET 12:49 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.8 FEET 04:34 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 2.2 FEET 06:03 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 01:31 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 05:40 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:52 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.0 FEET 10:59 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:53 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:49 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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