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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
343 AM HST MON FEB 23 2026
...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU
KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND BIG ISLAND FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI MAUI AND
BIG ISLAND AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF LANAI TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY...
.A LONG PERIOD NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL BUILD THROUGH THE DAY
AND PEAK TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS LARGE SWELL FROM 010 TO 030
DEGREES WILL PRODUCE MUCH LARGER THAN NORMAL SURF ACROSS SOME
COASTLINES, ESPECIALLY IN WINDWARD AREAS. THE SWELL WILL GRADUALLY
DECLINE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
HIZ001-007-009-017-029-030-035-037-039-045-047-053-054-240245-
/O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0007.260223T2200Z-260225T0400Z/
NIIHAU-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-KAUAI NORTH-
KAUAI EAST-KOOLAU WINDWARD-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI NORTH-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY NORTH-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND EAST-
BIG ISLAND NORTH-
343 AM HST MON FEB 23 2026
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
HST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES, SURF BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FEET
TODAY AND PEAKING AT 20 TO 25 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES, SURF BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND PEAKING AT 12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* WHERE...NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU, KAUAI, OAHU,
MOLOKAI, MAUI, AND BIG ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM HST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING
ACROSS BEACHES, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL
ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINLY ALONG WINDWARD COASTS.
POWERFUL LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST
BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY IMPACT
HARBOR ENTRANCES AND CHANNELS CAUSING CHALLENGING BOAT
HANDLING, MAINLY IN HILO AND KAHULUI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE ALONG THE AFFECTED COASTS. BE
PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES. POSTPONE ENTERING OR LEAVING CHANNELS
AFFECTED BY THE HIGH SURF UNTIL THE SURF SUBSIDES.
HIZ018-026-040-042-240245-
/O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0017.260224T0400Z-260225T0400Z/
MAUI LEEWARD WEST-KOHALA-MOLOKAI WEST-LANAI WINDWARD-
343 AM HST MON FEB 23 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM HST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND IN THE KOHALA
DISTRICTS, SURF BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF MAUI, SURF BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FEET
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND
NORTH FACING SHORES OF LANAI, SURF BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FEET
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* WHERE...WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI, MAUI, AND BIG ISLAND
AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF LANAI.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM HST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE. STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS
WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEED ALL ADVICE FROM OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS. WHEN IN DOUBT, DON'T
GO OUT.
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