664  
FZHW52 PHFO 141403  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
403 AM HST THU MAY 14 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A NEW SMALL TO MODERATE, LONG PERIOD NW TO NNW (320 DEGREE TO 330  
DEGREE) SWELL WILL STEADILY FILL IN THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY  
PEAK LATER TODAY AND PRODUCE ABOVE AVERAGE SURF ALONG NORTH FACING  
SHORES. LATEST READINGS ON BUOY 51001 DID SHOW SWELL HEIGHTS OF 4  
FEET 15 SECONDS. THIS SWELL SHOULD GRADUALLY FADE TONIGHT INTO THE  
WEEKEND.  
 
SMALL, MEDIUM TO LONG PERIOD S SWELL MAINTAINS SMALL SURF ALONG S  
SHORES. A SERIES OF GALES NEAR NEW ZEALAND SHOULD SEND A SERIES OF  
SMALL SOUTH SWELLS ALL OF NEXT WEEK. SURF SHOULD RISE TO NEAR THE  
SUMMER AVERAGE AROUND SUNDAY AND HOLD NEAR THE SUMMER AVERAGE  
THROUGHOUT NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE ALONG EAST FACING SHORES, LOCALLY  
STRONG TRADES WILL MAINTAIN ROUGH AND CHOPPY SURF ALONG E FACING  
SHORES. A SLIGHT DECREASE OF WIND SWELL IS EXPECTED LATE TODAY INTO  
FRIDAY AS THE TRADES BEGIN TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-151515-  
KAUAI-  
403 AM HST THU MAY 14 2026  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 5-7 6-8 5-7 4-6  
WEST FACING 3-5 4-6 3-5 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 2.1 FEET 01:40 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.3 FEET 07:21 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 02:41 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:58 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:09 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.3 FEET 07:54 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.9 FEET 12:49 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.4 FEET 09:16 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.8 FEET 01:50 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.4 FEET 06:31 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 02:23 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.4 FEET 07:53 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:24 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:58 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:10 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-151515-  
OAHU-  
403 AM HST THU MAY 14 2026  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 6-8 5-7 4-6  
WEST FACING 2-4 4-6 3-5 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.3 FEET 07:42 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 02:52 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.3 FEET 08:00 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 03:12 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.7 FEET 01:50 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.5 FEET 06:32 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 01:48 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:03 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.2 FEET 09:37 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.9 FEET 02:25 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.2 FEET 09:55 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.8 FEET 02:45 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.2 FEET 07:32 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 01:23 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.8 FEET 07:44 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.4 FEET 12:15 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:14 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 03:35 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:32 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:55 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.3 FEET 06:09 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 02:33 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.7 FEET 07:02 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.5 FEET 02:31 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:53 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:03 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-151515-  
MAUI-  
403 AM HST THU MAY 14 2026  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 3-5 5-7 5-7 4-6  
WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.4 FEET 06:26 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 01:33 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:48 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:56 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.7 FEET 07:37 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 12:26 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.6 FEET 06:57 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.6 FEET 02:15 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:48 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:56 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ052>054-151515-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
403 AM HST THU MAY 14 2026  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
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 3-5 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.4 FEET 07:01 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.6 FEET 02:02 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:45 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:49 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.5 FEET 08:16 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.6 FEET 01:21 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.6 FEET 07:36 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.9 FEET 02:45 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:44 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:49 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ023-026-051-151515-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
403 AM HST THU MAY 14 2026  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.3 FEET 07:38 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 02:40 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.3 FEET 07:44 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 02:51 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:49 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:53 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.4 FEET 08:53 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.3 FEET 01:59 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 09:32 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 02:30 AM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:13 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 03:23 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW -0.4 FEET 08:17 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.6 FEET 03:32 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:48 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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