905
WHHW40 PHFO 150118
CFWHFO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
318 PM HST WED JAN 14 2026
...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM HST
FRIDAY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI
AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI...
.AN EXTRA LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST (320-340) SWELL WILL BUILD
THURSDAY MORNING, PEAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THEN GRADUALLY FADE
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SURF HEIGHTS SHOULD SWIFTLY RISE TO ABOVE
WARNING CRITERIA ALONG ALL EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES.
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NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-
MAUI WINDWARD WEST-KAUAI NORTH-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI NORTH-
MOLOKAI WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY NORTH-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-
318 PM HST WED JAN 14 2026
...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM HST
FRIDAY...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...SURF BUILDING TO 30 TO 40 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES
OF NIIHAU, KAUAI, OAHU, MOLOKAI AND MAUI. SURF BUILDING TO 20
TO 30 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU, KAUAI, OAHU AND
MOLOKAI.
* WHERE...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU, KAUAI, OAHU,
MOLOKAI, AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM HST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY HIGH...EXPECT OCEAN WATER SURGING AND SWEEPING
ACROSS BEACHES, COASTAL BENCHES, AND LAVA FLOWS CREATING THE
POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS TO COASTAL PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE,
INCLUDING ROADWAYS. 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.
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.
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