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FZHW52 PHFO 031816
SRFHFO
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
816 AM HST SUN MAY 3 2026
DISCUSSION
THE CURRENT SMALL NORTHWEST SWELL WILL DECLINE TONIGHT. A MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD ON MONDAY AND PRODUCE SURF ABOVE SEASONAL
AVERAGE DURING THE PEAK MONDAY NIGHT 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 PRODUCE SURF AROUND SEASONAL AVERAGE
TODAY AND WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WITH MAINLY
SMALL BACKGROUND SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK.
TRADE WIND SWELL WILL SLOWLY LOWER BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGE ON MONDAY
AND WILL REMAIN SMALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
HIZ003-029>031-041930-
KAUAI-
816 AM HST SUN MAY 3 2026
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TODAY MONDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 4-6 4-6 5-7 7-10
WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 5-7
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 2-4
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
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 08:09 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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.3 FEET 11:14 PM HST.
HIGH 0.5 FEET 02:57 AM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.4 FEET 12:36 AM HST.
HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:58 AM HST.
MONDAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 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.
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-041930-
OAHU-
816 AM HST SUN MAY 3 2026
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TODAY MONDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 5-7
WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 3-5
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 2-4
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
REST OF TODAY
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 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..................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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.2 FEET 12:51 AM HST.
HIGH 0.5 FEET 04:55 AM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.2 FEET 01:09 AM HST.
HIGH 0.5 FEET 05:15 AM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.2 FEET 10:46 PM HST.
HIGH 0.4 FEET 03:53 AM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.9 FEET 10:59 PM HST.
HIGH 1.0 FEET 01:54 AM HST.
MONDAY
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.1 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.
HIZ017-018-045>050-041930-
MAUI-
816 AM HST SUN MAY 3 2026
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TODAY MONDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
WEST FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 2-4
EAST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.8 FEET 10:36 PM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 02:23 AM HST.
MONDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 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.
HIZ052>054-041930-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-
816 AM HST SUN MAY 3 2026
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TODAY MONDAY
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 2-4
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 2-4
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.6 FEET 11:23 PM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 03:31 AM HST.
MONDAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY 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.
HIZ023-026-051-041930-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-
816 AM HST SUN MAY 3 2026
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TODAY MONDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 1-3
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 2-4
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST 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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW 0.4 FEET 12:00 AM HST.
HIGH 0.9 FEET 04:09 AM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 12:44 AM HST.
HIGH 0.6 FEET 05:06 AM HST.
MONDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................WEST 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.
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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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