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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
357 AM HST THU APR 9 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THE CURRENT SOUTH SWELL THAT PEAKED YESTERDAY WILL SLOWLY DECLINE  
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. MEANWHILE, STRONG TO GALE FORCE  
SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY OVER THE  
WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE, WILL PRODUCE LARGE DISORGANIZED SURF ALONG  
SOUTH FACING SHORES OF OF KAUAI AND OAHU THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT.  
 
ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES, THE CURRENT MID PERIOD NORTHWEST (320  
DEGREE) SWELL WILL STEADILY LOWER TODAY AND DISSIPATE TO BACKGROUND  
LEVELS ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER A SMALLER SHORT-PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL  
GENERATED BY THE LOW DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF US WILL FILL IN OVER THE  
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES COULD SEE AN INCREASE LATER THIS  
WEEK DUE TO THE STRENGTHENING SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR  
SOUTHEAST EXPOSURES.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-101500-  
KAUAI-  
357 AM HST THU APR 9 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 6-8 5-7 2-4 1-3  
WEST FACING 5-7 5-7 4-6 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 7-10 8-12 7-10 5-7  
EAST FACING 3-5 6-8 5-7 4-6  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.1 FEET 11:46 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.2 FEET 01:08 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:23 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:55 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH,  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.5 FEET 09:43 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 05:58 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.4 FEET 10:44 PM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.  
FREQUENT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 0.4 FEET 10:08 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 02:00 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.3 FEET 07:20 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.3 FEET 11:09 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 03:22 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:22 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:56 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-101500-  
OAHU-  
357 AM HST THU APR 9 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 6-8 5-7 2-4 1-3  
WEST FACING 5-7 5-7 4-6 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 7-10 7-10 5-7  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
UV INDEX....................LOW.  
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH,  
INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.2 FEET 06:23 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.3 FEET 10:41 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 01:55 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.2 FEET 06:41 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.3 FEET 11:01 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 02:13 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.2 FEET 09:39 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 11:50 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:42 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:17 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:49 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.5 FEET 10:51 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 11:11 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.2 FEET 09:49 PM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 04:43 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.6 FEET 10:48 PM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
UV INDEX....................LOW.  
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. FREQUENT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.1 FEET 06:48 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 12:07 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 04:02 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:06 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 12:27 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 04:20 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.3 FEET 11:05 AM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 01:57 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 0.3 FEET 02:24 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:17 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:50 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-101500-  
MAUI-  
357 AM HST THU APR 9 2026  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 6-8 5-7 1-3 1-3  
WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 5-7  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.2 FEET 11:34 AM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:12 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:43 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.7 FEET 10:24 PM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. FREQUENT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 0.4 FEET 02:04 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:11 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:43 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ052>054-101500-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
357 AM HST THU APR 9 2026  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3  
EAST FACING 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 6-8 4-6 4-6  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.3 FEET 12:54 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:07 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:37 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 10:22 PM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. FREQUENT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.6 FEET 07:08 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 10:00 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 03:19 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:06 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:37 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ023-026-051-101500-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
357 AM HST THU APR 9 2026  
 
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TODAY FRIDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
AM PM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 6-8 6-8 4-6 4-6  
 
   
TODAY  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.2 FEET 01:31 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.3 FEET 06:02 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.4 FEET 09:37 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 01:53 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:11 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:41 PM HST.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.5 FEET 11:00 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.6 FEET 10:30 PM HST.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.4 FEET 07:45 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 10:38 AM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 03:56 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.3 FEET 06:45 AM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 11:48 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 03:42 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:10 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:41 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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