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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
314 AM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A SMALL WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL THIS MORNING IS COMING IN A LITTLE  
LOWER THAN EXPECTED, THE SWELL WILL HOLD THROUGH THE MORNING AND  
THEN GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER, SLIGHTLY SMALLER  
NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK, MAINTAINING ELEVATED  
SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST- FACING SHORES. LOOKING AHEAD, GUIDANCE  
INDICATES YET ANOTHER LONG- PERIOD NORTHWEST (320 DEG) SWELL MAY  
ARRIVE LATE NEXT WEEK, GENERATED BY A DEVELOPING STORM NEAR JAPAN  
THAT IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEAST NEAR THE KURIL ISLANDS OVER THE  
WEEKEND.  
 
SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING SHORES WILL TREND UP THIS WEEKEND AS A  
LONG- PERIOD SOUTH-SOUTHWEST PULSE ARRIVES. EXPECT A PEAK LATER IN  
THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY BEFORE LOWERING.  
 
AS TRADE WINDS WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND, EXPECT SURF ALONG EAST-  
FACING SHORES TO TREND DOWNWARD.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-031415-  
KAUAI-  
314 AM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 6-8 5-7 4-6 3-5  
WEST FACING 4-6 3-5 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.2 FEET 07:43 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 03:43 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.3 FEET 09:05 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:44 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:04 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:04 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.3 FEET 10:23 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 02:35 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............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>035-031415-  
OAHU-  
314 AM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 6-8 5-7 4-6 3-5  
WEST FACING 4-6 3-5 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:26 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:56 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:44 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 05:16 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.2 FEET 07:21 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.6 FEET 03:54 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.5 FEET 08:07 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:45 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:00 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:58 PM HST.  
   
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.................LOW 0.2 FEET 12:02 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 04:23 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.2 FEET 12:20 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 04:43 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.2 FEET 09:57 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:21 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.9 FEET 10:08 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 01:39 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
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>050-031415-  
MAUI-  
314 AM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 5-7 4-6 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 4-6 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:04 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 03:29 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:51 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................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>054-031415-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
314 AM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:48 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.5 FEET 04:03 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:50 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:44 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................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.  
 
 
 
HIZ023-026-051-031415-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
314 AM HST SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
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 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.3 FEET 09:25 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:41 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:32 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 04:53 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:48 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.4 FEET 11:13 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 03:43 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................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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