600
FZHW52 PHFO 260102
SRFHFO
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
302 PM HST SAT JUL 25 2026
DISCUSSION
NEARSHORE BUOYS INDICATE ENERGY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WAVE SPECTRUM
BUT MOST HEAVILY CONCENTRATED IN THE LONG PERIOD BANDS IN SUPPORT OF
BORDERLINE HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR S FACING SHORES THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT BUT MAY
WARRANT AN EXTENSION THROUGH SUNDAY CONDITIONAL ON OVERNIGHT
OBSERVATIONS.
LOCALLY STRONG TRADES SUPPORT ROUGH SURF ALONG E SHORES SLIGHTLY
ABOVE THE SEASONAL AVERAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. AS TRADE WIND SWELL
DECLINES WITH DIMINISHING TRADES, A LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM
HURRICANE FAUSTO ARRIVES TONIGHT THEN BUILDS THROUGH SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, PEAKING LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SWELL IS
FORECAST TO PRODUCE ADVISORY-THRESHOLD SURF ALONG E FACING SHORES
AS EARLY AS SUNDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY POTENTIAL FOR WARNING-LEVEL
SURF AS IT PEAKS ON TUESDAY. AFTER A BRIEF LULL MID-WEEK, A MEDIUM
TO LONG PERIOD E SWELL EMANATING FROM TC GENEVIEVE IN THE E PAC
WILL BUILD THURSDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.
SURF ALONG N SHORES REMAINS FLAT TO TINY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SOME INCREASE IS EXPECTED AS FAUSTO OR ITS REMNANTS PASS OVER THE
REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
HIZ003-029>031-270215-
KAUAI-
302 PM HST SAT JUL 25 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
WEST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 5-7
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 7-10 6-8
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 2.2 FEET 01:16 PM HST.
LOW 0.5 FEET 08:40 PM HST.
HIGH 0.7 FEET 12:13 AM HST.
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:33 AM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............HIGH 2.1 FEET 02:17 PM HST.
LOW 0.5 FEET 10:02 PM HST.
HIGH 0.6 FEET 01:14 AM HST.
SUNDAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
HANALEI BAY..............HIGH 2.3 FEET 01:50 PM HST.
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.0 FEET 06:55 AM HST.
HIGH 2.1 FEET 02:51 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:08 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:20 PM HST.
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-270215-
OAHU-
302 PM HST SAT JUL 25 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
WEST FACING 6-8 6-8 6-8 5-7
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 7-10 6-8
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 4-6
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................HIGH 2.1 FEET 02:19 PM HST.
LOW 0.4 FEET 09:57 PM HST.
HIGH 0.6 FEET 01:53 AM HST.
WAIANAE..................HIGH 2.0 FEET 02:39 PM HST.
LOW 0.4 FEET 10:15 PM HST.
HIGH 0.6 FEET 02:13 AM HST.
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.7 FEET 01:17 PM HST.
LOW 0.3 FEET 07:52 PM HST.
HIGH 0.5 FEET 12:51 AM HST.
LOW 0.1 FEET 05:03 AM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................HIGH 2.3 FEET 01:47 PM HST.
SUNDAY
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIDES...
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:08 AM HST.
HIGH 2.2 FEET 02:55 PM HST.
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:26 AM HST.
HIGH 2.0 FEET 03:15 PM HST.
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.8 FEET 01:53 PM HST.
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.1 FEET 06:11 AM HST.
HIGH 2.4 FEET 02:14 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................6:03 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:14 PM HST.
HIZ017-018-045>050-270215-
MAUI-
302 PM HST SAT JUL 25 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 0-2 1-3
WEST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 7-10 6-8
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 6-8
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................HIGH 2.4 FEET 01:34 PM HST.
LOW 1.0 FEET 08:52 PM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 11:14 PM HST.
SUNDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TIDES...
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.1 FEET 06:06 AM HST.
HIGH 2.5 FEET 02:02 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:58 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:07 PM HST.
HIZ052>054-270215-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-
302 PM HST SAT JUL 25 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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NORTH FACING 0-2 0-2 2-4 4-6
EAST FACING 4-6 4-6 4-6 6-8
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 7-10 6-8
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................HIGH 2.5 FEET 01:51 PM HST.
LOW 0.9 FEET 08:50 PM HST.
HIGH 1.1 FEET 12:27 AM HST.
SUNDAY
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TIDES...
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.0 FEET 06:42 AM HST.
HIGH 2.6 FEET 02:21 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:54 AM HST.
SUNSET......................6:59 PM HST.
HIZ023-026-051-270215-
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-
302 PM HST SAT JUL 25 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES
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TONIGHT SUNDAY
SHORES SURF SURF
PM AM AM PM
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WEST FACING 5-7 5-7 5-7 4-6
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 7-10 6-8
TONIGHT
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
EAST.
TIDES...
KONA.....................HIGH 2.0 FEET 02:29 PM HST.
LOW 0.6 FEET 09:27 PM HST.
HIGH 0.9 FEET 01:05 AM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................HIGH 2.3 FEET 02:17 PM HST.
LOW 0.4 FEET 09:56 PM HST.
HIGH 0.7 FEET 02:02 AM HST.
SUNDAY
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TIDES...
KONA.....................LOW 0.0 FEET 07:19 AM HST.
HIGH 2.1 FEET 02:59 PM HST.
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:12 AM HST.
HIGH 2.4 FEET 02:54 PM HST.
SUNRISE.....................5:58 AM HST.
SUNSET......................7:03 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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