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FZHW52 PHFO 081344  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
344 AM HST FRI MAY 8 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A DECLINING MODERATE, MEDIUM-PERIOD, NORTHWEST SWELL  
WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF TO NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES TODAY. THIS  
SWELL AND ASSOCIATED SURF WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FADE TONIGHT  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
A SMALL, LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL SHOULD PROVIDE A SMALL BUMP IN SOUTH  
SHORE SURF OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
 
SURF ALONG EAST-FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL  
TODAY, DUE TO THE LACK OF STRONG TRADES OVER AND UPSTREAM OF THE  
ISLANDS. EAST SHORE SURF WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS WEEKEND INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS TRADES MAKE A SLOW RETURN.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-091445-  
KAUAI-  
344 AM HST FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 7-10 6-8 4-6 4-6  
WEST FACING 5-7 4-6 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4  
EAST FACING 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 0.4 FEET 07:15 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 11:04 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 0.3 FEET 08:16 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 12:26 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:01 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:07 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.6 FEET 08:25 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 04:18 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.5 FEET 09:26 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 05:40 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 0.5 FEET 09:40 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 12:46 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 0.5 FEET 10:41 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 02:08 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:00 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:07 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-091445-  
OAHU-  
344 AM HST FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 7-10 6-8 4-6 4-6  
WEST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4  
EAST FACING 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 0.4 FEET 10:07 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 01:11 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 0.4 FEET 10:27 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 01:29 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.3 FEET 09:05 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 11:06 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:17 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:56 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:00 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.6 FEET 09:38 PM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 05:25 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.5 FEET 09:58 PM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 05:43 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.3 FEET 08:36 PM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 03:20 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 09:01 PM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 0.6 FEET 11:30 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 03:10 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 0.5 FEET 11:50 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 03:28 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.5 FEET 10:28 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 01:05 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.4 FEET 12:42 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:56 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:01 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-091445-  
MAUI-  
344 AM HST FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 6-8 5-7 3-5 3-5  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4  
EAST FACING 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.3 FEET 11:17 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:51 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:53 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.8 FEET 08:33 PM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.5 FEET 12:40 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:50 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:54 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-091445-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
344 AM HST FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING EAST  
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 0.7 FEET 06:18 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 12:25 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:47 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:46 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.0 FEET 09:01 PM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 04:47 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 0.8 FEET 09:24 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 02:01 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:47 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:47 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-091445-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
344 AM HST FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 0.6 FEET 06:56 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 01:02 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 0.5 FEET 09:27 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 01:18 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:51 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:50 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.6 FEET 09:39 PM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 05:24 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 09:22 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 05:13 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 0.6 FEET 10:02 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 02:38 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 0.7 FEET 11:10 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 02:55 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:51 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:51 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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