Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI

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Surf Zone Forecast for Hawaii
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
351 PM HST Thu Aug 28 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A small, long period south swell will peak this evening into Friday
with surf heights along south facing shores near summer average before
declining over the weekend and into early next week. A smaller
portion of this long period south swell energy will wrap around into
west facing shores.

A brief gale force low developing north of Hawaii will generate
some small, short period swell that will arrive late this weekend
and bring a slight uptick in surf along north facing shores. This
swell will be overshadowed by some longer period energy out of
the northwest generated by a storm force low developing near
Kamchatka that will arrive around September 2nd.

Below average surf expected to continue along east facing shores
due to gentle to moderate trade winds persisting through early
next week.

HIZ003-029>031-300300-
Kauai-
351 PM HST Thu Aug 28 2025

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                      Tonight                    Friday

Shores                  Surf                       Surf
                     PM     AM                  AM     PM
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North Facing         0-2    0-2                 0-2    0-2
West Facing          2-4    2-4                 2-4    2-4
South Facing         3-5    3-5                 3-5    3-5
East Facing          1-3    1-3                 1-3    1-3


.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature.............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
   Hanalei Bay..............High 1.2 feet 04:25 PM HST.
                            Low 0.3 feet 11:00 PM HST.
   Nawiliwili...............High 1.1 feet 05:26 PM HST.
                            Low 0.3 feet 12:22 AM HST.

.FRIDAY...
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................East winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
   Hanalei Bay..............High 1.7 feet 07:24 AM HST.
   Nawiliwili...............High 1.6 feet 08:25 AM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:20 AM HST.
Sunset......................6:57 PM HST.

$$

HIZ006-007-009-032>035-300300-
Oahu-
351 PM HST Thu Aug 28 2025

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                      Tonight                    Friday

Shores                  Surf                       Surf
                     PM     AM                  AM     PM
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North Facing         0-2    0-2                 0-2    0-2
West Facing          2-4    2-4                 2-4    2-4
South Facing         3-5    3-5                 3-5    3-5
East Facing          1-3    1-3                 1-3    1-3


.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy.
                            Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............In the mid 70s.
Winds.......................East winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
   Honolulu.................Low 0.8 feet 02:03 PM HST.
                            High 1.1 feet 06:20 PM HST.
                            Low 0.3 feet 01:00 AM HST.
   Waianae..................Low 0.8 feet 02:21 PM HST.
                            High 1.0 feet 06:40 PM HST.
                            Low 0.3 feet 01:18 AM HST.
   Haleiwa..................High 0.9 feet 05:18 PM HST.
                            Low 0.3 feet 10:55 PM HST.
   Mokuoloe.................High 1.6 feet 04:01 PM HST.
                            Low 0.4 feet 11:21 PM HST.

.FRIDAY...
UV Index....................Extreme.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................East winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
   Honolulu.................High 1.6 feet 08:50 AM HST.
                            Low 0.9 feet 03:51 PM HST.
   Waianae..................High 1.5 feet 09:10 AM HST.
                            Low 0.9 feet 04:09 PM HST.
   Haleiwa..................High 1.3 feet 07:48 AM HST.
                            Low 0.7 feet 01:46 PM HST.
                            High 0.7 feet 05:25 PM HST.
   Mokuoloe.................High 1.7 feet 07:21 AM HST.
                            Low 1.5 feet 12:17 PM HST.
                            High 1.5 feet 03:28 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:14 AM HST.
Sunset......................6:51 PM HST.

$$

HIZ017-018-045>050-300300-
Maui-
351 PM HST Thu Aug 28 2025

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                      Tonight                    Friday

Shores                  Surf                       Surf
                     PM     AM                  AM     PM
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North Facing         0-2    0-2                 0-2    0-2
West Facing          1-3    1-3                 1-3    1-3
South Facing         3-5    3-5                 3-5    3-5
East Facing          1-3    1-3                 1-3    1-3


.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy.
                            Isolated showers.
Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
   Kahului..................High 1.8 feet 04:07 PM HST.
                            Low 0.3 feet 11:05 PM HST.

.FRIDAY...
Weather.....................Sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
   Kahului..................High 1.8 feet 06:28 AM HST.
                            Low 1.4 feet 11:36 AM HST.
                            High 1.6 feet 03:50 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:09 AM HST.
Sunset......................6:45 PM HST.

$$

HIZ052>054-300300-
Big Island Windward and Southeast-
351 PM HST Thu Aug 28 2025

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                      Tonight                    Friday

Shores                  Surf                       Surf
                     PM     AM                  AM     PM
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North Facing         0-2    0-2                 0-2    0-2
East Facing          2-4    2-4                 2-4    2-4
South Facing         3-5    3-5                 3-5    3-5


.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
                            cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............Around 70.
Winds.......................East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides...
   Hilo Bay.................High 1.7 feet 05:17 PM HST.
                            Low 0.3 feet 12:05 AM HST.

.FRIDAY...
Weather.....................Sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides...
   Hilo Bay.................High 1.9 feet 07:21 AM HST.
                            Low 1.3 feet 01:16 PM HST.
                            High 1.5 feet 05:16 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:04 AM HST.
Sunset......................6:38 PM HST.

$$

HIZ023-026-051-300300-
Big Island Leeward-
351 PM HST Thu Aug 28 2025

__________________________________________________________________
                      Tonight                    Friday

Shores                  Surf                       Surf
                     PM     AM                  AM     PM
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West Facing          2-4    2-4                 2-4    2-4
South Facing         3-5    3-5                 3-5    3-5


.TONIGHT...
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
                            south in the evening, then becoming
                            light and variable after midnight.
Tides...
   Kona.....................High 1.4 feet 05:55 PM HST.
                            Low 0.2 feet 12:42 AM HST.
   Kawaihae.................High 1.3 feet 06:25 PM HST.
                            Low 0.3 feet 01:00 AM HST.

.FRIDAY...
Weather.....................Sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides...
   Kona.....................High 1.5 feet 07:59 AM HST.
                            Low 0.9 feet 01:53 PM HST.
                            High 1.2 feet 05:54 PM HST.
   Kawaihae.................High 1.8 feet 08:28 AM HST.
                            Low 1.0 feet 03:10 PM HST.
Sunrise.....................6:08 AM HST.
Sunset......................6:42 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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