Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
895
FZHW52 PHFO 211310
SRFHFO
Surf Zone Forecast for Hawaii
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
310 AM HST Fri Nov 21 2025
.DISCUSSION...
The current northwest swell will continue to decline and plateau
later today at small to moderate levels. A small to moderate long
period northwest swell is expected to start building in this
afternoon and keep surf heights elevated over the weekend near
High Surf Advisory levels for north and west facing shores. Long
period forerunners have started to fill in from this new swell slowly
this morning at the NDBC 51101 buoy northwest of the islands. A slight
reinforcement of similar magnitude is expected from the northwest,
building in Saturday, and peaking Saturday evening into Sunday. In the
long range, a potentially larger northwest swell is expected around
the middle of next week. Stay tuned for more details as the low starts
to develop to the far northwest of the islands.
As the trade winds gradually weaken over the coastal waters and
upstream of the islands, the current rough and choppy surf along
east facing shores will slowly decline into the weekend and
into early next week. Surf along south facing shores will decline
today as the south-southeast swell eases. Surf looks to remain
tiny to small through the forecast period with tiny background
southerly energy.
HIZ003-029>031-221415-
Kauai-
310 AM HST Fri Nov 21 2025
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Today Saturday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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North Facing 6-8 6-8 7-10 10-14
West Facing 4-6 4-6 5-7 7-10
South Facing 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 3-5
.TODAY...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Hanalei Bay..............Low 0.5 feet 10:34 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 02:13 PM HST.
Nawiliwili...............Low 0.5 feet 11:56 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 03:14 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:52 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:54 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides...
Hanalei Bay..............Low -0.1 feet 07:50 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 04:10 AM HST.
Nawiliwili...............Low -0.1 feet 09:12 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 05:11 AM HST.
.SATURDAY...
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides...
Hanalei Bay..............Low 0.5 feet 11:26 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 02:38 PM HST.
Nawiliwili...............Low 0.5 feet 12:48 PM HST.
High 0.6 feet 03:39 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:53 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:53 PM HST.
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HIZ006-007-009-032>035-221415-
Oahu-
310 AM HST Fri Nov 21 2025
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Today Saturday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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North Facing 6-8 6-8 7-10 10-14
West Facing 4-6 4-6 5-7 7-10
South Facing 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 3-5
.TODAY...
UV Index....................Moderate.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Honolulu.................Low 0.4 feet 12:08 PM HST.
High 0.6 feet 04:08 PM HST.
Waianae..................Low 0.4 feet 12:26 PM HST.
High 0.6 feet 04:28 PM HST.
Haleiwa..................Low 0.3 feet 10:03 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 03:06 PM HST.
Mokuoloe.................Low 1.1 feet 10:23 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 01:06 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:46 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:49 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
Honolulu.................Low 0.0 feet 09:31 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 05:22 AM HST.
Waianae..................Low 0.0 feet 09:49 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:42 AM HST.
Haleiwa..................Low 0.0 feet 07:26 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 04:20 AM HST.
Mokuoloe.................Low -0.3 feet 08:15 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 04:17 AM HST.
.SATURDAY...
UV Index....................Moderate.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Honolulu.................Low 0.3 feet 12:56 PM HST.
High 0.6 feet 04:44 PM HST.
Waianae..................Low 0.3 feet 01:14 PM HST.
High 0.5 feet 05:04 PM HST.
Haleiwa..................Low 0.3 feet 10:51 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 03:42 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:46 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:49 PM HST.
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HIZ017-018-045>050-221415-
Maui-
310 AM HST Fri Nov 21 2025
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Today Saturday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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North Facing 6-8 6-8 7-10 10-14
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
South Facing 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 3-5
.TODAY...
Weather.....................Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Kahului..................Low 1.0 feet 09:54 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 01:41 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:39 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:44 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Kahului..................Low -0.3 feet 08:16 PM HST.
High 2.5 feet 03:58 AM HST.
.SATURDAY...
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Kahului..................Low 1.1 feet 10:41 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:02 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:40 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:44 PM HST.
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HIZ052>054-221415-
Big Island Windward and Southeast-
310 AM HST Fri Nov 21 2025
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Today Saturday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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North Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 8-12
East Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
.TODAY...
Weather.....................Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides...
Hilo Bay.................Low 0.8 feet 10:40 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:52 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:32 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:40 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............In the upper 60s.
Winds.......................Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
Hilo Bay.................Low -0.1 feet 09:02 PM HST.
High 2.7 feet 04:35 AM HST.
.SATURDAY...
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................West winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
Tides...
Hilo Bay.................Low 0.8 feet 11:27 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:20 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:32 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:40 PM HST.
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HIZ023-026-051-221415-
Big Island Leeward-
310 AM HST Fri Nov 21 2025
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Today Saturday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 3-5
South Facing 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
.TODAY...
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides...
Kona.....................Low 0.5 feet 11:17 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Kawaihae.................Low 0.3 feet 12:00 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 04:22 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:36 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:44 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............Around 70.
Winds.......................Light and variable winds, becoming
northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides...
Kona.....................Low -0.1 feet 09:39 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 05:13 AM HST.
Kawaihae.................Low 0.0 feet 09:42 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 05:17 AM HST.
.SATURDAY...
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides...
Kona.....................Low 0.6 feet 12:04 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:58 PM HST.
Kawaihae.................Low 0.3 feet 12:43 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 04:55 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:36 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:44 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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