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FZHW52 PHFO 230107  
SRFHFO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
307 PM HST FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY (HSA) FOR ALL EAST FACING SHORES HAS BEEN  
CANCELLED. NEAR SHORE OBSERVATIONS SHOW SURF HEIGHTS HAVE DROPPED  
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THRESHOLDS THUS HAVE WENT AHEAD AND  
CANCELLED THE HSA. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW  
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND TREND DOWN NEXT WEEK  
AS TRADE WIND SPEEDS EASE LOCALLY AND UPSTREAM.  
 
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL REMAIN TINY TODAY. A SMALL,  
MODERATE PERIOD NORTH-NORTHWEST (330 DEGREE) SWELL WILL TRICKLE  
IN EARLY SATURDAY AND PEAK SATURDAY NIGHT, BRINGING A SMALL BOOST  
IN SURF HEIGHTS ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. A SLIGHTLY LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL WILL FILL IN TUESDAY  
AND PEAK WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK THAT COULD BRING NEAR TO SLIGHTLY  
ABOVE AVERAGE SUMMERTIME SURF FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES.  
 
A SMALL, LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO FILL IN  
TONIGHT, PEAK SATURDAY, BOOSTING SURF TO NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE  
AVERAGE. THIS SWELL WILL BEGIN TO FADE OUT SUNDAY. ANOTHER  
SIMILAR SIZE SOUTH SWELL WILL SLOWLY FILL IN TUESDAY, PEAK WEDNESDAY  
THEN SLOWLY FADE INTO THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-240215-  
KAUAI-  
307 PM HST FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 2-4 3-5  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 4-6 4-6 4-6  
EAST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.8 FEET 08:21 PM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 03:41 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.7 FEET 09:22 PM HST.  
LOW 0.1 FEET 05:03 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 0.8 FEET 10:08 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 02:00 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 0.8 FEET 11:09 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 03:22 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:55 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:13 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-240215-  
OAHU-  
307 PM HST FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 2-4 3-5  
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 4-6 4-6 4-6  
EAST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.4 FEET 02:22 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.7 FEET 09:38 PM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:08 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.4 FEET 02:40 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.6 FEET 09:58 PM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:26 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 08:36 PM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 03:03 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 2.0 FEET 08:45 PM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 04:47 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
UV INDEX....................VERY HIGH.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................HIGH 0.9 FEET 11:35 AM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 04:06 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 0.9 FEET 11:55 AM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 04:24 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 0.7 FEET 10:33 AM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 02:01 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 0.8 FEET 10:10 AM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 02:05 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:51 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:07 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-240215-  
MAUI-  
307 PM HST FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 2-4 3-5  
WEST FACING 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 4-6 4-6 4-6  
EAST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH,  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 2.1 FEET 08:22 PM HST.  
LOW 0.5 FEET 04:20 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................HIGH 0.9 FEET 09:32 AM HST.  
LOW 0.7 FEET 01:48 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:45 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:00 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ052>054-240215-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
307 PM HST FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
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TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4  
EAST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 4-6 4-6 4-6  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.2 FEET 08:55 PM HST.  
LOW 0.3 FEET 04:20 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................HIGH 1.1 FEET 10:10 AM HST.  
LOW 0.7 FEET 02:57 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:42 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:52 PM HST.  
 

 
 
HIZ023-026-051-240215-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
307 PM HST FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT SATURDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 3-5 4-6 4-6 4-6  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.  
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 1.8 FEET 09:33 PM HST.  
LOW 0.2 FEET 04:57 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.4 FEET 02:15 PM HST.  
HIGH 2.0 FEET 09:29 PM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:00 AM HST.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
WEATHER.....................SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................HIGH 0.9 FEET 10:48 AM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 03:34 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.0 FEET 11:23 AM HST.  
LOW 0.6 FEET 03:52 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:46 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:56 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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