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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
352 PM HST THU FEB 19 2026
DISCUSSION
NEARSHORE BUOYS AND SURF OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW ADVISORY
LEVEL SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WITH VERY LITTLE CHANGE AMONG
WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE BUOYS DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS. SURF SHOULD BEGIN
TO GRADUALLY EASE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY THEN STEADILY DECREASE OVER THE
WEEKEND.
SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW
SEASONAL LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING
SHORES WILL REMAIN SMALL. SOME TRADE WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP
INTO SELECT NORTH AND SOUTH FACING EXPOSURES.
FORERUNNERS FROM A LARGE, LONG-PERIOD NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHEAST
SWELL ARE FORECAST TO ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT, THEN RAPIDLY BUILD TO
NEAR WARNING LEVELS ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. ALSO DUE TO THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION, ELEVATED SURF
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST MAUI AND WEST BIG ISLAND NEAR KUA
BAY. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY THRESHOLD FOR
WEST BIG ISLAND ON MONDAY AND COULD REACH ADVISORY THRESHOLD FOR
WEST MAUI AS WELL. LASTLY, DUE TO THE LARGE SWELL AND NORTHERLY
DIRECTION (010-030 DEGREES), HEAVY SURGES ARE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
FACING HARBORS SUCH AS KAHULUI AND HILO HARBORS.
HIZ003-029>031-210300-
KAUAI-
352 PM HST THU FEB 19 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-2
SOUTH FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 8-12 7-10 7-10 6-8
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.3 FEET 04:29 PM HST.
LOW 0.2 FEET 09:40 PM HST.
HIGH 1.5 FEET 04:19 AM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.2 FEET 05:30 PM HST.
LOW 0.2 FEET 11:02 PM HST.
HIGH 1.4 FEET 05:20 AM HST.
FRIDAY
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.1 FEET 10:23 AM HST.
HIGH 1.4 FEET 05:24 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.1 FEET 11:45 AM HST.
SUNRISE.....................7:06 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:36 PM HST.
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-210300-
OAHU-
352 PM HST THU FEB 19 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-2
SOUTH FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 8-12 7-10 7-10 6-8
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.3 FEET 05:52 PM HST.
LOW 0.2 FEET 11:38 PM HST.
HIGH 1.5 FEET 05:41 AM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.2 FEET 06:12 PM HST.
LOW 0.2 FEET 11:56 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.0 FEET 04:50 PM HST.
LOW 0.1 FEET 09:33 PM HST.
HIGH 1.2 FEET 04:39 AM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.5 FEET 04:02 PM HST.
LOW 0.2 FEET 09:46 PM HST.
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:04 AM HST.
FRIDAY
UV INDEX....................HIGH.
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 12:10 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 06:01 AM HST.
LOW -0.2 FEET 12:28 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:05 AM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 05:41 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.0 FEET 10:39 AM HST.
HIGH 1.6 FEET 04:56 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................7:00 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:31 PM HST.
HIZ017-018-045>050-210300-
MAUI-
352 PM HST THU FEB 19 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4
WEST FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 0-2
SOUTH FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 8-12 7-10 7-10 6-8
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.7 FEET 03:53 PM HST.
LOW 0.1 FEET 09:44 PM HST.
HIGH 2.1 FEET 04:00 AM HST.
FRIDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:29 AM HST.
HIGH 1.8 FEET 04:40 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:53 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:26 PM HST.
HIZ052>054-210300-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-
352 PM HST THU FEB 19 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4
EAST FACING 8-12 7-10 7-10 6-8
SOUTH FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:43 PM HST.
LOW 0.2 FEET 10:36 PM HST.
HIGH 2.2 FEET 04:47 AM HST.
FRIDAY
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.1 FEET 11:15 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 05:31 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:47 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:21 PM HST.
HIZ023-026-051-210300-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-
352 PM HST THU FEB 19 2026
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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WEST FACING 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-2
SOUTH FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. HAZY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
KONA.....................HIGH 1.5 FEET 05:21 PM HST.
LOW 0.1 FEET 11:13 PM HST.
HIGH 1.8 FEET 05:25 AM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.5 FEET 05:52 PM HST.
LOW 0.1 FEET 11:43 PM HST.
HIGH 1.7 FEET 05:45 AM HST.
FRIDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. HAZY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW -0.1 FEET 11:52 AM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 12:13 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:51 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:25 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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