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FZHW52 PHFO 291312
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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
312 AM HST TUE SEP 29 2026
DISCUSSION
A MODERATE, MEDIUM-PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL ORIGINATING FROM HURRICANE
NOLO WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED SURF FOR SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
TODAY. FOR KAUAI AND NIIHAU, BEST POSITIONED TO RECEIVE SWELL FROM
THE HURRICANE, SOME ADVISORY LEVEL SURF IS STILL POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG
SOUTH-FACING SHORES, WITH CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN WHETHER THIS
WILL LINGER AS THE HURRICANE LIFTS NORTH AND BECOMES CENTERED SOME 250
TO 300 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF KAUAI ON WEDNESDAY. ON THIS TRACK, WEST
SHORE SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED, BUT LIKELY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA AS SOUTH FACING SHORES SEE A GRADUAL DECLINE IN SURF THROUGH
MID-WEEK. FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK, SOUTH SHORE SURF WILL BE
PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY A SERIES OF SMALL, LONG TO MEDIUM PERIOD SOUTH
SWELLS ORIGINATING FROM NEAR NEW ZEALAND.
SURF ALONG EAST SHORES SLOWLY DECLINES AS TRADES VEER SOUTHEAST
AND DIMINISH, THEN RETURN AS LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLIES THIS
WEEKEND. FOR NORTH-FACING SHORES, THE EXISTING SMALL, MEDIUM-PERIOD
SWELL FADES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF TINY SWELL
ORIGINATING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT WILL REACH NORTH AND SELECT
WEST FACING EXPOSURES NEXT WEEK AS THE STORM TRACK IN THE VICINITY OF
THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BECOMES INCREASINGLY ACTIVE.
HIZ003-029>031-301415-
KAUAI-
312 AM HST TUE SEP 29 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 3-5 2-4 1-3 1-3
WEST FACING 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
SOUTH FACING 7-10 5-7 3-5 3-5
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.7 FEET 10:49 AM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 03:35 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.7 FEET 12:11 PM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 04:36 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:28 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:28 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. FREQUENT SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.0 FEET 09:28 PM HST.
HIGH 2.3 FEET 05:34 AM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.0 FEET 10:50 PM HST.
WEDNESDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.8 FEET 12:26 PM HST.
HIGH 1.0 FEET 03:44 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 2.1 FEET 06:35 AM HST.
LOW 0.8 FEET 01:48 PM HST.
HIGH 0.9 FEET 04:45 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:28 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:27 PM HST.
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-301415-
OAHU-
312 AM HST TUE SEP 29 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 3-5 2-4 1-3 1-3
WEST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
SOUTH FACING 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
TODAY
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.6 FEET 12:47 PM HST.
HIGH 1.0 FEET 05:19 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 2.0 FEET 06:15 AM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 01:05 PM HST.
HIGH 1.0 FEET 05:39 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.5 FEET 10:42 AM HST.
HIGH 0.8 FEET 04:17 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 1.1 FEET 10:27 AM HST.
HIGH 1.6 FEET 02:52 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:22 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:22 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.1 FEET 11:14 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.1 FEET 11:32 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.0 FEET 09:09 PM HST.
HIGH 1.7 FEET 05:48 AM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.1 FEET 09:51 PM HST.
HIGH 2.3 FEET 05:30 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................HIGH 2.2 FEET 06:50 AM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 02:13 PM HST.
HIGH 0.8 FEET 05:57 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 2.0 FEET 07:10 AM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 02:31 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.5 FEET 12:08 PM HST.
HIGH 0.7 FEET 04:55 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 1.3 FEET 11:39 AM HST.
HIGH 1.5 FEET 02:50 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:22 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:22 PM HST.
HIZ017-018-045>050-301415-
MAUI-
312 AM HST TUE SEP 29 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
SOUTH FACING 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH,
INCREASING TO EAST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW 1.0 FEET 10:10 AM HST.
HIGH 1.8 FEET 03:02 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:16 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:16 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.1 FEET 09:43 PM HST.
HIGH 2.4 FEET 05:02 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW 1.3 FEET 11:08 AM HST.
HIGH 1.6 FEET 03:10 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:16 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:16 PM HST.
HIZ052>054-301415-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-
312 AM HST TUE SEP 29 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.9 FEET 11:13 AM HST.
HIGH 1.8 FEET 04:09 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:10 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:11 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:35 PM HST.
HIGH 2.7 FEET 05:47 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW 1.1 FEET 12:16 PM HST.
HIGH 1.6 FEET 04:33 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:11 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:10 PM HST.
HIZ023-026-051-301415-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-
312 AM HST TUE SEP 29 2026
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TODAY WEDNESDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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WEST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
SOUTH FACING 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6
TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW 0.6 FEET 11:50 AM HST.
HIGH 1.4 FEET 04:47 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.5 FEET 12:34 PM HST.
HIGH 1.3 FEET 05:28 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:14 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:15 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW -0.1 FEET 11:12 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.0 FEET 11:23 PM HST.
WEDNESDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
KONA.....................HIGH 2.1 FEET 06:25 AM HST.
LOW 0.7 FEET 12:53 PM HST.
HIGH 1.3 FEET 05:11 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 2.4 FEET 06:39 AM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 01:45 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:15 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:14 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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