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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
355 AM HST FRI AUG 14 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
FOR EAST FACING SHORES, SURF INITIALLY TRENDS SLOWLY UPWARD WITH  
STRENGTHENING TRADE WINDS TODAY, BUT WILL BEGIN TO QUICKLY BUILD  
TONIGHT AS AN EAST SWELL GENERATED BY TROPICAL STORM LALA REACHES THE  
ISLANDS. A HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT  
FOR VERY LARGE SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND AND  
MAUI AS LALA TRACKS VERY CLOSE TO THE BIG ISLAND. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST  
FOR THE BIG ISLAND, LIKELY EXCEEDING WARNING LEVEL BY SEVERAL FEET.  
HIGH SURF WILL TAKE A BIT LONGER TO BUILD FOR MAUI, BUT WARNING LEVELS  
SHOULD BE REACHED BY LATE SATURDAY. ADVISORY LEVEL SURF IS POSSIBLE  
FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF OAHU AND KAUAI BY SATURDAY NIGHT. AS LALA  
BEGINS TO GAIN DISTANCE FROM THE ISLANDS ON SUNDAY, SURF WILL RAPIDLY  
TREND DOWN. FOR NORTH SHORES, CONDITIONS MAY BE CHOPPY WITH SOME  
WRAPPING SWELL ENERGY FROM THE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
THE MODERATE, LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL THAT PEAKED YESTERDAY WILL  
GRADUALLY FADE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, CAUSING SURF JUST BELOW ADVISORY  
CRITERIA ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORES TODAY TO SLOWLY DIMINISH.  
ANOTHER LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL ARRIVES LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WHICH  
MAY PROVIDE A SMALL BOOST TO SURF, BUT IT WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY  
CRITERIA ALONG SOUTHERN SHORES.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-151500-  
KAUAI-  
355 AM HST FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3  
WEST FACING 5-7 5-7 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 6-8 4-6 4-6  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.2 FEET 08:53 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 04:03 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.2 FEET 10:15 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 05:04 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:15 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:10 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.2 FEET 10:08 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 04:35 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.3 FEET 11:30 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.4 FEET 05:36 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.4 FEET 09:42 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 04:30 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.4 FEET 11:04 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 05:31 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:15 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:09 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-151500-  
OAHU-  
355 AM HST FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3  
WEST FACING 5-7 5-7 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 6-8 4-6 4-6  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.2 FEET 10:49 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 05:22 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:07 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 05:42 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.2 FEET 08:44 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 04:20 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 09:16 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 04:02 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:10 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:03 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.1 FEET 12:01 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.1 FEET 12:19 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.1 FEET 09:56 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 05:04 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.5 FEET 10:27 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 04:11 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.5 FEET 06:06 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 11:41 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 05:54 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 06:26 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 11:59 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.3 FEET 09:36 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.4 FEET 04:52 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.5 FEET 09:56 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 04:20 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:10 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:02 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-151500-  
MAUI-  
355 AM HST FRI AUG 14 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF WARNING FOR EAST FACING SHORES
 
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 0-2 0-2 2-4 3-5  
WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 6-8 4-6 4-6  
EAST FACING 4-6 5-7 10-14 10-15  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.0 FEET 09:09 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.7 FEET 03:51 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:04 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:57 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.4 FEET 10:17 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 03:58 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.4 FEET 09:47 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 04:12 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:05 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:56 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-151500-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
355 AM HST FRI AUG 14 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF WARNING FOR EAST FACING SHORES
 
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 0-2 0-2 3-5 4-6  
EAST FACING 5-7 6-8 12-16 15-20  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 6-8 4-6 4-6  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.0 FEET 09:57 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.8 FEET 04:31 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:00 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:50 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH,  
INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:00 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:51 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................VERY WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 40  
MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.3 FEET 10:42 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.5 FEET 04:59 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:01 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:49 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-151500-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
355 AM HST FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
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TODAY SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 6-8 4-6 4-6  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.0 FEET 10:34 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 05:09 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 10:50 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 05:22 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:04 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:54 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:37 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.6 FEET 05:29 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 12:01 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH,  
INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:19 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 05:37 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.7 FEET 06:03 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 11:42 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 05:54 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:05 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:53 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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