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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
301 AM HST SUN JAN 18 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU
KAUAI AND OAHU...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI
.A MODERATE TO LARGE, LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL (310-320
DEGREES) WILL BRING ADVISORY LEVEL SURF TO EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST
FACING SHORES. SURF WILL RISE RAPIDLY TODAY, PEAKING THIS
AFTERNOON, AND DROP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT.
HIZ001-003-006-007-017-029-037-039-040-045-047-190200-
/O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0007.260118T1301Z-260119T1600Z/
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-
301 AM HST SUN JAN 18 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY
* WHAT...SURF HEIGHTS RISING TO 14 TO 20 FEET FOR NORTH AND WEST
FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU AND KAUAI, 10 TO 18 FEET FOR NORTH AND
WEST FACING SHORES OF OAHU, AND 12 TO 16 FEET ALONG THE NORTH
FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI.
* WHERE...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU, KAUAI AND OAHU,
AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI AND MAUI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE. STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS
WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEED ALL ADVICE FROM OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS. WHEN IN DOUBT, DON'T
GO OUT.
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