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FZHW52 PHFO 191346  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
346 AM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A MODERATE, MEDIUM PERIOD NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL HAS SHIFTED MORE  
NORTHERLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TREND DOWN THROUGH  
SUNDAY, PRODUCING BELOW AVERAGE SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING  
SHORES. A TINY, LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL MAY FILL IN MONDAY  
INTO TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY, KEEPING SURF FROM GOING  
FLAT. IN THE LONG RANGE, GUIDANCE DOES DEPICT A GALE FORMING  
MONDAY NEAR THE KURILS, THEN TRACKING NORTHEAST TO THE WESTERN  
ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY. IF THIS MATERIALIZES, HAWAII COULD  
EXPERIENCE AN UPTICK IN THE NORTHWEST SWELL NEXT WEEKEND.  
 
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN BELOW THE APRIL AVERAGE  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EAST SHORE SURF COULD TREND DOWN TO TINY  
LEVELS BY MID WEEK AS SOUTHERLY WINDS TAKE OVER.  
 
A TINY, LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND THAT  
WILL PROVIDE A SMALL BOOST IN SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES. A  
LARGER, LONG- PERIOD SOUTH- SOUTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO FILL IN  
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY THAT COULD PRODUCE NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE SURF  
ALONG SOUTH FACING SHOWERS.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-200345-  
KAUAI-  
346 AM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 5-7 4-6 3-5 2-4  
WEST FACING 3-5 2-4 2-4 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.0 FEET 10:49 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.0 FEET 12:11 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:14 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:59 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.6 FEET 08:34 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 05:44 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.5 FEET 09:35 PM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 0.3 FEET 08:04 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 12:16 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.1 FEET 01:38 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:13 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:59 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-200345-  
OAHU-  
346 AM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 5-7 4-6 3-5 2-4  
WEST FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY  
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 0.3 FEET 08:02 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 12:35 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 0.2 FEET 08:22 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 12:53 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.2 FEET 07:00 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 10:30 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.0 FEET 11:07 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:09 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:53 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.6 FEET 09:43 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.5 FEET 10:03 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.3 FEET 08:41 PM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 03:56 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.7 FEET 09:23 PM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.1 FEET 06:01 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.3 FEET 10:57 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 02:20 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.1 FEET 06:19 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.3 FEET 11:17 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 02:38 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.3 FEET 09:55 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 12:15 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 12:28 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:08 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:53 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-200345-  
MAUI-  
346 AM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 5-7 4-6 3-5 2-4  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.0 FEET 10:59 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:03 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:46 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.8 FEET 08:47 PM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.2 FEET 12:13 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:03 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:46 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ052>054-200345-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
346 AM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 2-4  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.1 FEET 12:00 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:59 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:39 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 1.9 FEET 09:05 PM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.3 FEET 01:26 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:58 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:40 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ023-026-051-200345-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
346 AM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 3-5 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.1 FEET 12:37 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 0.4 FEET 07:35 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 12:50 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:03 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:43 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.6 FEET 09:43 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 09:21 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 05:43 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.2 FEET 02:03 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 0.4 FEET 10:11 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 02:14 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:02 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:44 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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