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FZHW52 PHFO 260136  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
336 PM HST WED MAR 25 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THE FORERUNNERS OF A SMALL NORTHWEST SWELL HAVE REACHED THE NORTHWEST  
BUOYS AND WILL ARRIVE ALONG THE NORTH SHORES TONIGHT. THE MEDIUM  
PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 3 FEET ON THURSDAY BEFORE  
GRADUALLY DECLINING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR EAST FACING SHORES, SHORT  
PERIOD WIND WAVE ENERGY FROM NORTHEASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL HOLD INTO  
THE WEEKEND. STRENGTHENING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS WEEKEND AND  
POTENTIAL GALES ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW AROUND ONE THOUSAND MILES  
NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF  
ADVISORIES ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES FROM SUNDAY INTO EARLY  
NEXT WEEK.  
 
FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES, SMALL BACKGROUND ENERGY PULSES WILL BRING  
SURF HEIGHTS BACK ABOVE FLAT CONDITIONS THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY  
NEXT WEEK.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-270245-  
KAUAI-  
336 PM HST WED MAR 25 2026  
 
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TONIGHT THURSDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 5-7 5-7 5-7  
WEST FACING 2-4 4-6 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.9 FEET 09:58 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.7 FEET 10:59 PM HST.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.2 FEET 06:14 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.3 FEET 10:08 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 02:33 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.2 FEET 07:36 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.3 FEET 11:09 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 03:55 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:35 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:51 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-270245-  
OAHU-  
336 PM HST WED MAR 25 2026  
 
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TONIGHT THURSDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 5-7 5-7 5-7  
WEST FACING 1-3 3-5 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 11:06 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.7 FEET 11:26 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.5 FEET 10:04 PM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:13 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 2.0 FEET 10:50 PM HST.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.0 FEET 07:18 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 11:59 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 04:24 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.0 FEET 07:36 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 12:19 PM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 04:42 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.3 FEET 10:57 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 02:19 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.0 FEET 03:14 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:29 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:45 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-270245-  
MAUI-  
336 PM HST WED MAR 25 2026  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT THURSDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 5-7 5-7 5-7  
WEST FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 2.0 FEET 10:28 PM HST.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.1 FEET 02:58 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:23 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:39 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-270245-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
336 PM HST WED MAR 25 2026  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT THURSDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 5-7 5-7 5-7  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.2 FEET 10:34 PM HST.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.6 FEET 06:56 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 10:07 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 03:46 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:18 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:33 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-270245-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
336 PM HST WED MAR 25 2026  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT THURSDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
WEST FACING 0-2 1-3 1-3 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING EAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.7 FEET 11:12 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 2.0 FEET 10:48 PM HST.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.4 FEET 07:33 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 10:45 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 04:23 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:03 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 11:39 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 04:08 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:22 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:37 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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