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FZHW52 PHFO 270147  
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SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
347 PM HST SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THE CURRENT LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE  
TO LARGE SURF THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DECLINING MONDAY INTO  
TUESDAY. CURRENTLY EAST FACING SHORES DUE TO THE LOCALLY STRONG  
TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ROUGH CHOPPY SURF. CURRENTLY,  
LONG PERIOD FORERUNNERS FROM THE EAST HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO BUILD  
ACROSS EAST FACING SHORES OF ALL ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. ENERGY FROM  
HURRICANE FAUSTO IS EXPECTED TO BUILD AND POTENTIALLY REACH HIGH SURF  
WARNING LEVELS BY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. AFTER A BRIEF  
LULL LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, EAST SHORE SURF WILL TREND BACK  
UP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RISING TRADE WIND  
SWELL AND A NEW LONG PERIOD EAST SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM  
GENEVIEVE MOVING IN.  
 
SURF ALONG NORTH SHORES REMAINS FLAT TO TINY TODAY. SOME INCREASE IS  
EXPECTED AS FAUSTO OR ITS REMNANTS PASS NEAR THE REGION TUESDAY AND  
WEDNESDAY, WITH NORTH SHORE SURF RETURNING TO TYPICAL FLAT TO TINY  
LEVELS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
HIZ003-029>031-280300-  
KAUAI-  
347 PM HST SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH AND EAST FACING SHORES  
 
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TONIGHT MONDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 4-6 4-6  
WEST FACING 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 6-8 6-8  
EAST FACING 7-10 7-10 10-14 10-14  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL 6 PM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.5 FEET 08:52 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 12:54 AM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.5 FEET 10:14 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 01:55 AM HST.  
   
MONDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HANALEI BAY..............LOW 0.0 FEET 06:13 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.3 FEET 02:22 PM HST.  
NAWILIWILI...............LOW 0.0 FEET 07:35 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:23 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:08 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:20 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ006-007-009-032>035-280300-  
OAHU-  
347 PM HST SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH AND EAST FACING SHORES  
 
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TONIGHT MONDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
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NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 4-6 4-6  
WEST FACING 5-7 5-7 4-6 4-6  
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 6-8 6-8  
EAST FACING 7-10 7-10 10-14 10-14  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.4 FEET 10:19 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.7 FEET 02:34 AM HST.  
WAIANAE..................HIGH 2.0 FEET 03:15 PM HST.  
LOW 0.4 FEET 10:37 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.6 FEET 02:54 AM HST.  
HALEIWA..................LOW 0.3 FEET 08:14 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.5 FEET 01:32 AM HST.  
LOW 0.0 FEET 05:46 AM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW 1.0 FEET 09:09 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.1 FEET 11:40 PM HST.  
   
MONDAY  
 
UV INDEX....................EXTREME.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HONOLULU.................LOW 0.0 FEET 07:51 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:28 PM HST.  
WAIANAE..................LOW 0.0 FEET 08:09 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.1 FEET 03:48 PM HST.  
HALEIWA..................HIGH 1.8 FEET 02:26 PM HST.  
MOKUOLOE.................LOW -0.2 FEET 06:48 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.4 FEET 02:40 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................6:04 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:13 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ017-018-045>050-280300-  
MAUI-  
347 PM HST SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH AND EAST FACING SHORES  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT MONDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 4-6 4-6  
WEST FACING 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4  
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 6-8 6-8  
EAST FACING 7-10 7-10 10-14 10-14  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW 1.0 FEET 08:52 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 12:17 AM HST.  
   
MONDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KAHULUI..................LOW -0.2 FEET 06:45 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.6 FEET 02:28 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:58 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................7:06 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ052>054-280300-  
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD AND SOUTHEAST-  
347 PM HST SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH AND EAST FACING SHORES  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT MONDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
NORTH FACING 1-3 1-3 4-6 4-6  
EAST FACING 7-10 7-10 10-14 10-14  
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW 0.8 FEET 09:06 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.2 FEET 01:18 AM HST.  
   
MONDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
HILO BAY.................LOW -0.1 FEET 07:23 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.7 FEET 02:50 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:55 AM HST.  
SUNSET......................6:59 PM HST.  
 
 
 
HIZ023-026-051-280300-  
BIG ISLAND LEEWARD-  
347 PM HST SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH AND EAST FACING SHORES  
 
__________________________________________________________________  
TONIGHT MONDAY  
 
SHORES SURF SURF  
PM AM AM PM  
__________________________________________________________________  
 
WEST FACING 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5  
SOUTH FACING 7-10 7-10 6-8 6-8  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WINDS.......................WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING NORTH  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW 0.5 FEET 09:43 PM HST.  
HIGH 1.0 FEET 01:56 AM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.4 FEET 10:19 PM HST.  
HIGH 0.8 FEET 02:43 AM HST.  
   
MONDAY  
 
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TIDES...  
KONA.....................LOW -0.1 FEET 08:00 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.2 FEET 03:28 PM HST.  
KAWAIHAE.................LOW 0.1 FEET 07:55 AM HST.  
HIGH 2.5 FEET 03:27 PM HST.  
SUNRISE.....................5:59 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.  
 
FOR THE LATEST BEACH HAZARD AND SAFETY INFORMATION AT INDIVIDUAL  
BEACHES IN HAWAII REFER TO:  
 
HTTPS://HAWAIIBEACHSAFETY.COM  
 
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