


Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
244 FZHW52 PHFO 161906 SRFHFO Surf Zone Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 906 AM HST Thu Oct 16 2025 .DISCUSSION...A reinforcing moderate, long period northwest swell energy will fill in early this morning, maintaining near to above average surf along north and west facing shores through Friday. A brief moderate, long period NNW swell will move through Friday, but should taper off Saturday keeping surf elevated. Surf along north and west facing shores will trend down through the weekend. A hurricane force low is expected to develop east of Japan later today and could bring another round of elevated surf along north and west facing shores early next week. A series of small, medium to long period south to southwest swells will continue to filter into the area through the rest of the week and into the weekend, keeping south-facing shores from going flat. East-facing shores surf will gradually pick up today into the weekend as trades strengthen and persist. HIZ003-029>031-172015- Kauai- 906 AM HST Thu Oct 16 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Today Friday Shores Surf Surf AM PM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 10-14 10-14 8-12 8-12 West Facing 7-10 7-10 5-7 5-7 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 East Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5 .REST OF TODAY... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............High 2.0 feet 11:46 AM HST. Nawiliwili...............High 1.9 feet 12:47 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:34 AM HST. Sunset......................6:12 PM HST. .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s. Winds.......................East winds around 10 mph. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............Low 0.3 feet 06:12 PM HST. High 1.4 feet 12:35 AM HST. Low 0.5 feet 05:34 AM HST. Nawiliwili...............Low 0.3 feet 07:34 PM HST. High 1.3 feet 01:36 AM HST. .FRIDAY... Weather.....................Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............High 1.9 feet 12:22 PM HST. Nawiliwili...............Low 0.5 feet 06:56 AM HST. High 1.8 feet 01:23 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:34 AM HST. Sunset......................6:11 PM HST. $$ HIZ006-007-009-032>035-172015- Oahu- 906 AM HST Thu Oct 16 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Today Friday Shores Surf Surf AM PM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 10-14 10-14 8-12 8-12 West Facing 7-10 7-10 5-7 5-7 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 East Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5 .REST OF TODAY... UV Index....................Very High. Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph. Tides... Honolulu.................High 1.9 feet 12:56 PM HST. Waianae..................High 1.8 feet 01:16 PM HST. Haleiwa..................High 1.5 feet 11:54 AM HST. Low 0.1 feet 05:42 PM HST. Mokuoloe.................High 2.2 feet 12:04 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:28 AM HST. Sunset......................6:07 PM HST. .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the mid 70s. Winds.......................East winds around 10 mph. Tides... Honolulu.................Low 0.2 feet 07:47 PM HST. High 1.4 feet 01:51 AM HST. Waianae..................Low 0.2 feet 08:05 PM HST. High 1.3 feet 02:11 AM HST. Haleiwa..................High 1.1 feet 12:49 AM HST. Low 0.4 feet 05:13 AM HST. Mokuoloe.................Low 0.6 feet 06:48 PM HST. High 1.5 feet 12:35 AM HST. Low 0.6 feet 05:57 AM HST. .FRIDAY... UV Index....................Very High. Weather.....................Cloudy. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph. Tides... Honolulu.................Low 0.5 feet 07:18 AM HST. High 1.8 feet 01:34 PM HST. Waianae..................Low 0.5 feet 07:36 AM HST. High 1.7 feet 01:54 PM HST. Haleiwa..................High 1.4 feet 12:32 PM HST. Mokuoloe.................High 2.1 feet 12:27 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:28 AM HST. Sunset......................6:06 PM HST. $$ HIZ017-018-045>050-172015- Maui- 906 AM HST Thu Oct 16 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Today Friday Shores Surf Surf AM PM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 10-14 10-14 8-12 8-12 West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 East Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5 .REST OF TODAY... Weather.....................Partly sunny. Numerous showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph. Tides... Kahului..................High 2.4 feet 11:59 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:21 AM HST. Sunset......................6:01 PM HST. .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s. Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph. Tides... Kahului..................Low 0.6 feet 06:44 PM HST. High 1.6 feet 12:23 AM HST. Low 0.5 feet 05:52 AM HST. .FRIDAY... Weather.....................Cloudy. Scattered showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph. Tides... Kahului..................High 2.3 feet 12:25 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:22 AM HST. Sunset......................6:01 PM HST. $$ HIZ052>054-172015- Big Island Windward and Southeast- 906 AM HST Thu Oct 16 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Today Friday Shores Surf Surf AM PM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7 East Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 .REST OF TODAY... Weather.....................Cloudy. Numerous showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Hilo Bay.................High 2.4 feet 12:22 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:15 AM HST. Sunset......................5:57 PM HST. .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Cloudy. Showers. Low Temperature.............Around 70. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Tides... Hilo Bay.................Low 0.4 feet 07:03 PM HST. High 1.8 feet 12:56 AM HST. .FRIDAY... Weather.....................Cloudy. Numerous showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Hilo Bay.................Low 0.6 feet 06:29 AM HST. High 2.4 feet 12:54 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:15 AM HST. Sunset......................5:56 PM HST. $$ HIZ023-026-051-172015- Big Island Leeward- 906 AM HST Thu Oct 16 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Today Friday Shores Surf Surf AM PM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ West Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7 South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 .REST OF TODAY... Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................West winds around 5 mph. Tides... Kona.....................High 1.9 feet 01:00 PM HST. Kawaihae.................High 2.1 feet 12:57 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:19 AM HST. Sunset......................6:01 PM HST. .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers. Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph. Tides... Kona.....................Low 0.3 feet 07:40 PM HST. High 1.4 feet 01:34 AM HST. Kawaihae.................Low 0.2 feet 07:54 PM HST. High 1.5 feet 01:56 AM HST. .FRIDAY... Weather.....................Cloudy. Scattered showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tides... Kona.....................Low 0.4 feet 07:06 AM HST. High 1.9 feet 01:32 PM HST. Kawaihae.................Low 0.5 feet 07:22 AM HST. High 2.0 feet 01:38 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:19 AM HST. Sunset......................6:00 PM HST. $$ __________________________________________________________________ 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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