923  
FZHW52 PHFO 151327  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
327 AM HST SAT NOV 15 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN SMALL THROUGH MIDDAY  
BEFORE A SMALL TO MODERATE, MEDIUM TO LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL  
LOOKS TO FILL IN THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL KEEP SURF ELEVATED  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TINY LONG PERIOD FORERUNNERS HAVE STARTED TO  
SHOW UP ON THE NDBC OFFSHORE BUOY 51101 EARLY THIS MORNING. A  
MODERATE LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE  
TUESDAY, AND PEAK WEDNESDAY NEAR HIGH SURF ADVISORY (HSA) LEVELS  
BEFORE DECLINING BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL CONTINUE TO DECLINE THROUGH  
THE WEEKEND DUE TO THE WEAKENING OF THE LOCAL AND UPSTREAM TRADE  
WINDS. LARGE CHOPPY SHORT PERIOD SURF FOR NORTH AND EXPOSED EAST  
SHORES IS POSSIBLE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK DEPENDING ON THE  
EVOLUTION OF THE POTENTIAL TROUGH AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT  
MENTIONED ABOVE. FOR SOUTH SHORES, TINY BACKGROUND SOUTHERLY  
SWELL WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-161430-  
KAUAI-  
327 AM HST SAT NOV 15 2025  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 2-4 3-5 6-8 6-8  
WEST FACING 1-3 2-4 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.4 FEET 11:28 AM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 05:31 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.7 FEET 07:03 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.3 FEET 12:29 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:49 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:55 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.9 FEET 12:59 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.1 FEET 06:53 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 02:00 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.6 FEET 06:41 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.3 FEET 11:59 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:49 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.7 FEET 08:03 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 01:00 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:49 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:55 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-161430-  
OAHU-  
327 AM HST SAT NOV 15 2025  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 2-4 3-5 6-8 6-8  
WEST FACING 1-3 2-4 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
UV INDEX....................HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.7 FEET 07:20 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.4 FEET 12:47 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.7 FEET 07:38 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.3 FEET 01:07 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.1 FEET 11:45 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:04 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 11:17 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:42 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:50 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:09 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 02:07 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:27 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 02:27 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 01:05 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 06:05 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 01:12 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
UV INDEX....................HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.6 FEET 08:19 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 01:24 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.6 FEET 08:37 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 01:44 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.5 FEET 06:14 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 12:22 PM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:24 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 1.0 FEET 06:37 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 11:34 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:43 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:50 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-161430-  
MAUI-  
327 AM HST SAT NOV 15 2025  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 2-4 3-5 6-8 6-8  
WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.9 FEET 11:21 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:35 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:45 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.2 FEET 06:02 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 12:52 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.9 FEET 06:28 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 11:44 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:36 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:45 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ052>054-161430-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
327 AM HST SAT NOV 15 2025  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 2-4 2-4 6-8 6-8  
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.9 FEET 06:16 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.9 FEET 11:55 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:28 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:41 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.2 FEET 06:29 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 01:21 AM HST.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING EAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.9 FEET 07:09 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 12:25 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:29 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:41 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ023-026-051-161430-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
327 AM HST SAT NOV 15 2025  
 
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TODAY SUNDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.6 FEET 06:53 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.6 FEET 12:33 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.7 FEET 07:25 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 12:50 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:32 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:45 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:06 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.8 FEET 01:59 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:15 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 02:11 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 0.6 FEET 07:46 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.5 FEET 01:03 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.6 FEET 08:23 AM HST.  
HIGH 1.3 FEET 01:30 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:33 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................5:45 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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