Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
842 FZHW60 PHFO 090345 OFFHFO Offshore Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 545 PM HST Mon Dec 8 2025 Hawaiian offshore waters beyond 40 nautical miles out to 240 nautical miles including the portion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument east of French Frigate Shoals Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PHZ105-091100- 545 PM HST Mon Dec 8 2025 .Synopsis for the Hawaiian offshore waters... A surface ridge N of the Hawaiian Islands will weaken as a cold front approaches from the NW. The cold front will enter the NW offshore waters by Wednesday, and stall over the central waters on Thursday into Friday, with NW to N winds in its wake. Another cold front may approach the far NW waters on Saturday. $$ PHZ180-091100- Hawaiian Offshore Waters- 545 PM HST Mon Dec 8 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUESDAY...NW Half, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to up to 10 kt in the afternoon. SE Half, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt NW Half, E 10 to 15 kt SE Half. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated thunderstorms far NW waters. .WEDNESDAY...Cold front moving into NW waters. N of front, NW winds 15 to 25 kt. S of front, SW to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, highest NW waters. Isolated thunderstorms far NW waters. .THURSDAY...Cold front over central waters. N of front, NW to N winds 10 to 20 kt. S of front, variable winds up to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRIDAY...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds up to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SATURDAY...NW Half, SW winds 10 to 20 kt. SE Half, variable winds up to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated thunderstorms NW Half. $$