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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
313 AM HST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SURF WILL HOLD RELATIVELY STEADY ALONG EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH  
TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS  
WINDS DECREASE. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY (HSA) IS IN EFFECT THROUGH  
THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW  
SEASONAL LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING  
SHORES WILL REMAIN SMALL.  
 
FORERUNNERS FROM A LARGE, LONG-PERIOD NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHEAST  
SWELL ARE FORECAST TO ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT, THEN RAPIDLY BUILD TO  
NEAR WARNING LEVELS ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES MONDAY THROUGH  
TUESDAY. ALSO DUE TO THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION, ELEVATED SURF  
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST MAUI AND WEST BIG ISLAND NEAR KUA  
BAY. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY THRESHOLD FOR  
WEST BIG ISLAND ON MONDAY AND COULD REACH ADVISORY THRESHOLD FOR  
WEST MAUI AS WELL. LASTLY, DUE TO THE LARGE SWELL AND NORTHERLY  
DIRECTION (010-030 DEGREES), HEAVY SURGES ARE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH  
FACING HARBORS SUCH AS KAHULUI AND HILO HARBORS.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-201415-  
KAUAI-  
313 AM HST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
 
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
WEST FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 8-12 8-12 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.0 FEET 09:58 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.3 FEET 04:29 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.0 FEET 11:20 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 05:30 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:07 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:36 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.2 FEET 09:40 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 04:19 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.2 FEET 11:02 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.4 FEET 05:20 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.1 FEET 10:23 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.4 FEET 05:24 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.1 FEET 11:45 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:06 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:36 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-201415-  
OAHU-  
313 AM HST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
 
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 8-12 8-12 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 11:45 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.3 FEET 05:52 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.2 FEET 12:03 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.1 FEET 09:40 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 04:50 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 10:13 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 04:02 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:01 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:31 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:38 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 05:41 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.2 FEET 06:12 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 11:56 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.1 FEET 09:33 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 04:39 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 09:46 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:04 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 12:10 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 06:01 AM HST.  
LOW -0.2 FEET 12:28 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:05 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 05:41 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.0 FEET 10:39 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.6 FEET 04:56 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................7:00 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:31 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-201415-  
MAUI-  
313 AM HST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
 
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
WEST FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 8-12 8-12 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.1 FEET 10:03 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 03:53 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:54 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:25 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.1 FEET 09:44 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 04:00 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.1 FEET 10:29 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 04:40 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:53 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:26 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-201415-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
313 AM HST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
 
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 8-12 8-12 6-8 6-8  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.0 FEET 10:46 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:43 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:47 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:21 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.2 FEET 10:36 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 04:47 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.1 FEET 11:15 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 05:31 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:47 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:21 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-201415-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
313 AM HST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2  
SOUTH FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.0 FEET 11:23 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 05:21 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 11:46 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 05:52 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:51 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:25 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.1 FEET 11:13 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 05:25 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 11:43 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 05:45 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
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 11:52 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 12:13 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:51 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:25 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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