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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
844 AM HST SAT MAY 23 2026
DISCUSSION
SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN TREND
DOWNWARD NEXT WEEK AS TRADE WIND SPEEDS SLOWLY EASE.
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE A SMALL, MODERATE PERIOD
NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL TRICKLE IN TODAY AND PEAK BY TONIGHT. THIS
WILL PROVIDE A SMALL BOOST IN SURF HEIGHTS ALONG NORTH AND WEST
FACING SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY. A SLIGHTLY LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL WILL
FILL IN TUESDAY AND PEAK WEDNESDAY, WHICH COULD BRING NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE SUMMERTIME SURF FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING
SHORES.
A SMALL, LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY, BOOSTING SURF
TO NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. THIS SWELL WILL BEGIN TO FADE
ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER SIMILAR SOUTH SWELL WILL SLOWLY FILL IN TUESDAY,
PEAK WEDNESDAY, THEN SLOWLY FADE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
HIZ003-029>031-241945-
KAUAI-
844 AM HST SAT MAY 23 2026
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TODAY SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 2-4 3-5 3-5 2-4
WEST FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 1-3
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5
EAST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.6 FEET 09:14 PM HST.
LOW 0.0 FEET 04:10 AM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.5 FEET 10:15 PM HST.
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:32 AM HST.
SUNDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 1.2 FEET 11:16 AM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 03:52 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 1.1 FEET 12:17 PM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 05:14 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:55 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:14 PM HST.
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-241945-
OAHU-
844 AM HST SAT MAY 23 2026
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TODAY SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 2-4 3-5 3-5 2-4
WEST FACING 1-3 2-4 2-4 1-3
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5
EAST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
REST OF TODAY
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.
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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.5 FEET 10:34 PM HST.
LOW -0.1 FEET 05:42 AM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.4 FEET 10:54 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.2 FEET 09:32 PM HST.
LOW -0.1 FEET 03:37 AM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.8 FEET 09:30 PM HST.
LOW 0.3 FEET 05:02 AM HST.
SUNDAY
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................HIGH 1.2 FEET 12:30 PM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 05:44 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 1.1 FEET 12:50 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.0 FEET 11:28 AM HST.
LOW 0.5 FEET 03:39 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 1.2 FEET 11:35 AM HST.
LOW 0.9 FEET 03:52 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:50 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:07 PM HST.
HIZ017-018-045>050-241945-
MAUI-
844 AM HST SAT MAY 23 2026
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TODAY SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 2-4 3-5 2-4 2-4
WEST FACING 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-2
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
EAST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
REST OF TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................HIGH 2.0 FEET 09:13 PM HST.
LOW 0.4 FEET 04:46 AM HST.
SUNDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................HIGH 1.2 FEET 11:07 AM HST.
LOW 0.9 FEET 03:39 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:45 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:00 PM HST.
HIZ052>054-241945-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-
844 AM HST SAT MAY 23 2026
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TODAY SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 1-3 2-4 1-3 1-3
EAST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
REST OF TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.0 FEET 09:49 PM HST.
LOW 0.2 FEET 04:58 AM HST.
SUNDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................HIGH 1.4 FEET 11:26 AM HST.
LOW 0.8 FEET 04:31 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:42 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:53 PM HST.
HIZ023-026-051-241945-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-
844 AM HST SAT MAY 23 2026
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TODAY SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
AM PM AM PM
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WEST FACING 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
SOUTH FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
REST OF TODAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST 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.
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
KONA.....................HIGH 1.6 FEET 10:27 PM HST.
LOW 0.1 FEET 05:35 AM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.7 FEET 10:26 PM HST.
LOW -0.1 FEET 05:39 AM HST.
SUNDAY
WEATHER.....................SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
KONA.....................HIGH 1.2 FEET 12:04 PM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 05:08 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 1.3 FEET 12:24 PM HST.
LOW 0.7 FEET 05:38 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:46 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:57 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:
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