Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
717 FZHW51 PHFO 070136 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 336 PM HST Sat Dec 6 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A surface high pressure ridge will remain centered to the far northeast of the Hawaii region, producing moderate to locally fresh easterly trade winds this afternoon that are expected to slowly decrease from Sunday onward. Lighter southeast to south winds are forecast from Tuesday into Wednesday as a cold front moves into the region from the northwest. A consensus of weather model guidance suggests this cold front may move into the western Hawaiian islands from late Wednesday into Thursday. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...East southeast winds to 10 knots to Kauai...east 15 to 20 knots elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers through the day. .THURSDAY...Near Kauai and Oahu, west southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. Elsewhere, south southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south southwest 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Scattered showers through the night. Isolated showers through the day. $$