Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
921
FZHW52 PHFO 201359
SRFHFO
Surf Zone Forecast for Hawaii
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
359 AM HST Thu Nov 20 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A moderate, medium period, northwest swell (310-330) will bring high
surf to north and west facing beaches today. A High Surf Advisory
(HSA) remains for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu,
and Molokai. Another moderate, medium period, northwest swell
(310-330) is will arrive Saturday into Sunday and should once again
produce surf at or near advisory levels along north and west facing
shores. Looking ahead towards mid next week, a large, long period,
northwest (310-330) swell has the potential bring advisory or even
warning level surf along north and west facing shores.
East shore surf will remain elevated and rough today, but expected
to decline Friday into this weekend as trades weaken over and
upstream of the islands.
Small surf expected along south facing shores.
HIZ003-029>031-211500-
Kauai-
359 AM HST Thu Nov 20 2025
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES...
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Today Friday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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North Facing 12-16 9-12 7-10 8-12
West Facing 8-12 6-8 4-6 5-7
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 6-8 6-8 5-7 4-6
.TODAY...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides...
Hanalei Bay..............Low 0.5 feet 09:48 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 01:47 PM HST.
Nawiliwili...............Low 0.5 feet 11:10 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 02:48 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 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
Hanalei Bay..............Low -0.1 feet 07:22 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 03:34 AM HST.
Nawiliwili...............Low -0.1 feet 08:44 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:35 AM HST.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.....................Partly sunny. Scattered 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.
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HIZ006-007-009-032>035-211500-
Oahu-
359 AM HST Thu Nov 20 2025
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES...
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Today Friday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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North Facing 10-15 8-12 7-10 8-12
West Facing 8-12 5-7 4-6 5-7
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 6-8 6-8 5-7 4-6
.TODAY...
UV Index....................High.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds around 20 mph.
Tides...
Honolulu.................Low 0.4 feet 11:23 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 03:35 PM HST.
Waianae..................Low 0.4 feet 11:41 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 03:55 PM HST.
Haleiwa..................Low 0.3 feet 09:18 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 02:33 PM HST.
Mokuoloe.................Low 1.1 feet 09:33 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 12:46 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:45 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:49 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides...
Honolulu.................Low 0.0 feet 09:03 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:46 AM HST.
Waianae..................Low 0.0 feet 09:21 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:06 AM HST.
Haleiwa..................Low 0.0 feet 06:58 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 03:44 AM HST.
Mokuoloe.................Low -0.3 feet 07:47 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 03:40 AM HST.
.FRIDAY...
UV Index....................High.
Weather.....................Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 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.
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HIZ017-018-045>050-211500-
Maui-
359 AM HST Thu Nov 20 2025
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Today Friday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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North Facing 7-10 6-8 5-7 6-8
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 6-8 6-8 5-7 4-6
.TODAY...
Weather.....................Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds around 20 mph.
Tides...
Kahului..................Low 1.0 feet 09:12 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 01:18 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:38 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:44 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides...
Kahului..................Low -0.3 feet 07:48 PM HST.
High 2.6 feet 03:23 AM HST.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.....................Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 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.
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HIZ052>054-211500-
Big Island Windward and Southeast-
359 AM HST Thu Nov 20 2025
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Today Friday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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North Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
East Facing 6-8 6-8 5-7 4-6
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
.TODAY...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Occasional 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 09:55 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:23 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:31 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:40 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Cloudy. Occasional showers.
Low Temperature.............Around 70.
Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming north
after midnight.
Tides...
Hilo Bay.................Low -0.2 feet 08:32 PM HST.
High 2.7 feet 03:57 AM HST.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 80s.
Winds.......................East winds around 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.
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HIZ023-026-051-211500-
Big Island Leeward-
359 AM HST Thu Nov 20 2025
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Today Friday
Shores Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
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West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
.TODAY...
Weather.....................Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................West winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
Kona.....................Low 0.5 feet 10:32 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 03:01 PM HST.
Kawaihae.................Low 0.4 feet 11:19 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 03:50 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:35 AM HST.
Sunset......................5:44 PM HST.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................Light and variable winds.
Tides...
Kona.....................Low -0.1 feet 09:09 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:35 AM HST.
Kawaihae.................Low 0.0 feet 09:13 PM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:42 AM HST.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.....................Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................West winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.
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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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