865  
FZHW52 PHFO 300157  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
357 PM HST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A LARGE, MEDIUM PERIOD NORTHWEST (320-340 DEGREE) SWELL WILL CONTINUE  
TO FILL IN THIS EVENING KEEPING SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING  
SHORES ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS. RECENT BUOY OBSERVATIONS SHOW THIS SWELL  
CONTINUES TO RUN AROUND 0.5 FT ABOVE GUIDANCE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY  
(HSA) REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU,  
KAUAI, OAHU, MOLOKAI, AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI. AN OVERLAPPING  
LONG PERIOD NORTH-NORTHWEST (350 DEGREE) SWELL WILL BUILD TONIGHT AND  
WILL LIKELY PUSH SURF TO SLIGHTLY HIGHER HSA HEIGHTS ON TUESDAY. THIS  
SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DECLINE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.  
 
A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CHOPPY EAST SHORE SURF IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THOUGH  
MID-WEEK AS TRADE WINDS STRENGTHEN. SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES  
WILL REMAIN TINY TO SMALL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-310300-  
KAUAI-  
357 PM HST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
 
 
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TONIGHT TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 10-15 12-16 12-16 12-16  
WEST FACING 8-12 8-12 9-12 9-12  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.2 FEET 03:51 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 12:11 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.2 FEET 05:13 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 01:12 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.6 FEET 07:23 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.8 FEET 10:10 AM HST.  
LOW -0.3 FEET 04:33 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.7 FEET 08:45 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 11:11 AM HST.  
LOW -0.3 FEET 05:55 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:15 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:04 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-310300-  
OAHU-  
357 PM HST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
 
 
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TONIGHT TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 10-15 12-16 12-16 12-16  
WEST FACING 8-12 8-12 9-12 9-12  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 05:30 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 01:16 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.2 FEET 05:48 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 01:36 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.2 FEET 03:25 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 12:14 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 04:31 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 12:40 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................MODERATE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.5 FEET 08:30 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 12:16 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.5 FEET 08:48 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 12:36 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.4 FEET 06:25 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 11:14 AM HST.  
LOW -0.2 FEET 04:09 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.5 FEET 05:15 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:09 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:00 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-310300-  
MAUI-  
357 PM HST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES
 
 
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TONIGHT TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 10-15 12-16 12-16 12-16  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.2 FEET 04:23 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 12:20 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 1.2 FEET 06:44 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.3 FEET 09:37 AM HST.  
LOW -0.4 FEET 05:09 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:02 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:54 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-310300-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
357 PM HST MON DEC 29 2025  
 
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TONIGHT TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 6-8 7-10 7-10 7-10  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.2 FEET 04:52 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 12:33 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 1.1 FEET 07:04 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.4 FEET 10:57 AM HST.  
LOW -0.4 FEET 05:40 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:54 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:51 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-310300-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
357 PM HST MON DEC 29 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT TUESDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.1 FEET 05:29 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 01:11 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 05:25 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 01:07 AM HST.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.7 FEET 07:41 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 11:35 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.5 FEET 08:21 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.8 FEET 12:13 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:58 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:55 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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