073  
FZHW52 PHFO 200112  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
312 PM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A MODERATE, MEDIUM PERIOD NNW SWELL HAS SHIFTED MORE N  
AND WILL GRADUALLY TREND DOWN THROUGH SUNDAY PRODUCING BELOW AVERAGE  
SURF ALONG N AND W FACING SHORES. A TINY, LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL  
FILL IN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL  
PREVENT SURF FROM GOING FLAT. IN THE LONG RANGE, GUIDANCE DEPICTS A  
GALE FORMING MONDAY NEAR THE KURILS THEN TRACKING NORTHEAST TO THE  
WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY. IN THIS SCENARIO, HAWAII WOULD  
EXPERIENCE AN UPTICK IN THE NW SWELL NEXT WEEKEND.  
 
SURF ALONG E FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN BELOW THE APRIL AVERAGE  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. E SHORE SURF COULD BECOMES TINY BY MID WEEK  
AS SOUTHERLY WINDS EMERGE.  
 
A TINY, LONG PERIOD S SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND  
PROVIDING A SMALL BOOST IN SURF ALONG S FACING SHORES. A LARGER,  
LONG- PERIOD SSW SWELL WILL FILL IN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND  
PRODUCE NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE SURF ALONG S FACING SHORES.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-201615-  
KAUAI-  
312 PM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
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TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 2-4  
WEST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
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>035-201615-  
OAHU-  
312 PM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 2-4  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
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 10 TO 15 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>050-201615-  
MAUI-  
312 PM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 2-4  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.8 FEET 08:47 PM HST.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY 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>054-201615-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
312 PM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 4-6 3-5 3-5 2-4  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 1.9 FEET 09:05 PM HST.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
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.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-201615-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
312 PM HST SAT APR 19 2025  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
WEST FACING 0-2 1-3 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY  
UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE.  
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.....................SUNNY.  
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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