044  
FZHW52 PHFO 210100  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
300 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
SURF ALONG EXPOSED E SHORES WILL REMAIN ROUGH, WITH  
SURF HOVERING AROUND THE ADVISORY LEVEL THROUGH TONIGHT. A DOWNWARD  
TREND WILL FOLLOW OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE WINDS DIMINISH LOCALLY AND  
UPSTREAM OF THE STATE. SURF ALONG EXPOSED N AND E FACING SHORES WILL  
QUICKLY BUILD THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY, THEN PEAK ABOVE WARNING LEVELS  
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS A LONG-PERIOD NNE SWELL ARRIVES. THIS  
WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT, WITH SURF LIKELY REMAINING ABOVE THE  
ADVISORY LEVEL FOR EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS  
SWELL DIRECTION WILL BRING LARGE SURF TO COASTS THAT TYPICALLY REMAIN  
PROTECTED SUCH AS KUA BAY, HILO BAY, WEST MAUI, AND EXPOSED SHORES OF  
LANAI.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-220200-  
KAUAI-  
300 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 7-10 7-10 5-7 4-6  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.4 FEET 05:24 PM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 10:38 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 04:40 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.3 FEET 06:25 PM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 12:00 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 05:41 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.1 FEET 10:52 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.1 FEET 12:14 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:05 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:37 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-220200-  
OAHU-  
300 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 7-10 7-10 5-7 4-6  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.4 FEET 06:43 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 12:41 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.3 FEET 07:03 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 12:59 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.1 FEET 05:41 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 10:36 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 05:08 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.6 FEET 04:56 PM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 10:28 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 04:16 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.2 FEET 06:10 AM HST.  
LOW -0.2 FEET 12:38 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.1 FEET 06:30 AM HST.  
LOW -0.2 FEET 12:56 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:33 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.1 FEET 11:09 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:59 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:32 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-220200-  
MAUI-  
300 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 7-10 7-10 5-7 4-6  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.8 FEET 04:40 PM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 10:23 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:17 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:58 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 05:36 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:53 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:26 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ052>054-220200-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
300 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 7-10 7-10 5-7 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.0 FEET 05:31 PM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 11:24 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 05:11 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.2 FEET 11:47 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:46 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:22 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ023-026-051-220200-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
300 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.6 FEET 06:09 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 12:01 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 05:49 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.7 FEET 06:39 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 12:41 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.1 FEET 12:24 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.4 FEET 06:16 AM HST.  
LOW -0.3 FEET 12:41 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:50 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:26 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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