751
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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
357 PM HST THU DEC 18 2025
DISCUSSION
TWO OVERLAPPING NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELLS WITH SIMILAR HEIGHTS AND
PERIODS WILL CAUSE SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES TO PEAK
INTO THE EARLY EVENING, THEN WILL GRADUALLY FADE INTO FRIDAY. A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
OF KAUAI, OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COMBINATION OF NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH SWELLS WILL KEEP
SURF HEIGHTS ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND, THEN SURF HEIGHTS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
EAST FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN SMALL GIVEN THE LACK OF TRADE WINDS
UPSTREAM OF THE ISLANDS, BUT AREAS EXPOSED TO THE NORTH SWELL
WILL SEE AN UPTICK THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. AS TRADE WINDS
FILL IN LATER THIS WEEKEND, EAST SHORES COULD BECOME ROUGH AND
CHOPPY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL
REMAIN SMALL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVE
CHOP, MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN ISLANDS ALONG THE BOUNDARY, BUT
ELSEWHERE SHOULD REMAIN FLAT TO TINY THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
HIZ003-029>031-200300-
KAUAI-
357 PM HST THU DEC 18 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 10-15 10-14 10-14 8-12
WEST FACING 7-10 6-8 6-8 5-7
SOUTH FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW -0.2 FEET 06:33 PM HST.
HIGH 2.3 FEET 02:49 AM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW -0.2 FEET 07:55 PM HST.
HIGH 2.1 FEET 03:50 AM HST.
FRIDAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.4 FEET 09:55 AM HST.
HIGH 0.6 FEET 01:38 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.4 FEET 11:17 AM HST.
HIGH 0.6 FEET 02:39 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................7:10 AM HST.
SUNSET......................5:58 PM HST.
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-200300-
OAHU-
357 PM HST THU DEC 18 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 10-15 10-14 10-14 8-12
WEST FACING 7-10 6-8 6-8 5-7
SOUTH FACING 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW -0.1 FEET 08:13 PM HST.
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:59 AM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:11 PM HST.
LOW -0.1 FEET 08:31 PM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 04:19 AM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW -0.1 FEET 06:08 PM HST.
HIGH 1.8 FEET 02:57 AM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.4 FEET 07:04 PM HST.
HIGH 2.4 FEET 03:03 AM HST.
FRIDAY
UV INDEX....................HIGH.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:22 AM HST.
HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:29 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:40 AM HST.
HIGH 0.5 FEET 03:49 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.2 FEET 09:17 AM HST.
HIGH 0.4 FEET 02:27 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 1.0 FEET 09:55 AM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 12:24 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................7:04 AM HST.
SUNSET......................5:54 PM HST.
HIZ017-018-045>050-200300-
MAUI-
357 PM HST THU DEC 18 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 10-15 10-14 10-14 8-12
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.4 FEET 07:03 PM HST.
HIGH 2.6 FEET 02:48 AM HST.
FRIDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.9 FEET 09:26 AM HST.
HIGH 1.2 FEET 01:03 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:57 AM HST.
SUNSET......................5:49 PM HST.
HIZ052>054-200300-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-
357 PM HST THU DEC 18 2025
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 7-10 6-8 6-8 6-8
EAST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.3 FEET 07:44 PM HST.
HIGH 2.7 FEET 03:15 AM HST.
FRIDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.7 FEET 09:59 AM HST.
HIGH 1.2 FEET 02:12 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:49 AM HST.
SUNSET......................5:45 PM HST.
HIZ023-026-051-200300-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-
357 PM HST THU DEC 18 2025
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TONIGHT FRIDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
SOUTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLEAR.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW -0.2 FEET 08:21 PM HST.
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:53 AM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 0.7 FEET 03:05 PM HST.
LOW -0.1 FEET 08:20 PM HST.
HIGH 2.4 FEET 03:57 AM HST.
FRIDAY
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW 0.5 FEET 10:36 AM HST.
HIGH 1.0 FEET 02:50 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:20 AM HST.
HIGH 0.7 FEET 03:42 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:53 AM HST.
SUNSET......................5:49 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.
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