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FZHW52 PHFO 011325
SRFHFO
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
325 AM HST FRI MAY 1 2026
DISCUSSION
A FRESH LONG-PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL EXPECTED TO BUILD DOWN THE ISLAND
CHAIN LATER TODAY WILL LEAD TO RISING SURF ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND
WEST-FACING SHORES, WITH HEIGHTS POTENTIALLY NEARING ADVISORY LEVELS
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS IT PEAKS. HEIGHTS WILL STEADILY FADE THROUGH
THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND, BUT REMAIN UP INTO THE NEXT WEEK AS A
SMALLER NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVES MONDAY. SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING
SHORES WILL TREND UP OVER THE WEEKEND AS A LONG-PERIOD SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
SWELL ARRIVES. EXPECT A PEAK LATER IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY
BEFORE LOWERING. SURF ALONG EAST-FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN ROUGH TODAY
IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG TRADES LOCALLY AND UPSTREAM. A DOWNWARD
TREND IS THEN ANTICIPATED AS THE TRADES EASE OVER THE WEEKEND.
HIZ003-029>031-021430-
KAUAI-
325 AM HST FRI MAY 1 2026
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TODAY SATURDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 4-6 6-8 8-12 7-10
WEST FACING 2-4 4-6 6-8 5-7
SOUTH FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.2 FEET 07:19 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 03:10 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.3 FEET 08:41 AM HST.
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:11 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:05 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:04 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 09:36 PM HST.
HIGH 0.7 FEET 02:11 AM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.3 FEET 10:58 PM HST.
HIGH 0.6 FEET 03:12 AM HST.
SATURDAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.2 FEET 07:43 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 03:43 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.3 FEET 09:05 AM HST.
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:44 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:04 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:04 PM HST.
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-021430-
OAHU-
325 AM HST FRI MAY 1 2026
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TODAY SATURDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 4-6 5-7 8-12 7-10
WEST FACING 2-4 3-5 6-8 5-7
SOUTH FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:02 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:23 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:20 AM HST.
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:43 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.2 FEET 06:57 AM HST.
HIGH 1.6 FEET 03:21 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.4 FEET 07:44 AM HST.
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:13 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:00 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:57 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:17 PM HST.
HIGH 0.7 FEET 03:52 AM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:35 PM HST.
HIGH 0.6 FEET 04:12 AM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.2 FEET 09:12 PM HST.
HIGH 0.5 FEET 02:50 AM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.8 FEET 09:22 PM HST.
HIGH 1.2 FEET 01:21 AM HST.
SATURDAY
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:26 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:56 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:44 AM HST.
HIGH 1.9 FEET 05:16 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.2 FEET 07:21 AM HST.
HIGH 1.6 FEET 03:54 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.5 FEET 08:07 AM HST.
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:45 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:00 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:58 PM HST.
HIZ017-018-045>050-021430-
MAUI-
325 AM HST FRI MAY 1 2026
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TODAY SATURDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 4-6 4-6 7-10 6-8
WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
SOUTH FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.4 FEET 07:41 AM HST.
HIGH 2.4 FEET 02:57 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:55 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:51 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.7 FEET 09:10 PM HST.
HIGH 1.3 FEET 01:42 AM HST.
SATURDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:04 AM HST.
HIGH 2.4 FEET 03:29 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:51 PM HST.
HIZ052>054-021430-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-
325 AM HST FRI MAY 1 2026
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TODAY SATURDAY
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 4-6 4-6
SOUTH FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:23 AM HST.
HIGH 2.5 FEET 03:29 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:51 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:44 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.6 FEET 09:51 PM HST.
HIGH 1.4 FEET 02:38 AM HST.
SATURDAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:48 AM HST.
HIGH 2.5 FEET 04:03 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:50 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:44 PM HST.
HIZ023-026-051-021430-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-
325 AM HST FRI MAY 1 2026
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TODAY SATURDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3
SOUTH FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY
WEATHER.....................SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW -0.3 FEET 09:00 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:07 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:06 AM HST.
HIGH 2.3 FEET 04:22 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:55 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:48 PM HST.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW 0.4 FEET 10:28 PM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 03:16 AM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:16 PM HST.
HIGH 0.8 FEET 04:02 AM HST.
SATURDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW -0.3 FEET 09:25 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:41 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 09:32 AM HST.
HIGH 2.3 FEET 04:53 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:48 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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