044  
FZHW61 PHFO 280311  
OFFN10  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
511 PM HST TUE JAN 27 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH  
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL  
FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
RIDGING WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH MIDWEEK  
AS A WEAK FRONT PASSES TO THE N. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE  
THROUGH THE N WATERS BY THURSDAY, THEN DIMINISH BY THE WEEKEND AS  
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE N IN ITS WAKE.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS MAUI COUNTY AND BIG  
ISLAND WATERS, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 KNOTS KAUAI AND OAHU  
WATERS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT  
14 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
MAUI COUNTY AND BIG ISLAND WATERS, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15  
KNOTS KAUAI AND OAHU WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS MAUI AND BIG ISLAND  
WATERS, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 KNOTS KAUAI AND OAHU  
WATERS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 9 FEET AT  
15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS MAUI AND BIG  
ISLAND WATERS, NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS KAUAI AND OAHU  
WATERS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS  
9 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,  
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WATERS, SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SE WATERS, E TO SE  
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NW WATERS, SW WINDS 10 TO  
20 KT. SE WATERS, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THURSDAY
 
FRONT OVER N WATERS. N OF FRONT, NW WINDS 10 TO  
20 KT. S OF 19N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS  
UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NW HALF AND 5 TO 8 FT SE HALF.   
FRIDAY
 
FRONT DIMINISHING NE WATERS. N OF 20N, N WINDS 5 TO 10  
KT WITH SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 20N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT  
WITH SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SATURDAY
 
S OF 18N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 18N, E TO SE  
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT, HIGHEST NE.    
SUNDAY
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT N OF 20N, SE 10 TO 15 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
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