Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
268 FZHW51 PHFO 121336 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 336 AM HST Wed Nov 12 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A 1034 mb high centered about 1000 nm north of Hawaii will maintain fresh to near gale winds into Thursday for most Hawaiian waters, with gales expected in the Alenuihaha Channel. Short period northeast swell, combined with moderate to long period northwest swell, will produce large and rough seas. Trade winds will gradually ease as seas slowly lower late Thursday into Saturday. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR WATERS AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND OAHU...KAIWI CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND MAUI COUNTY...PAILOLO CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND... .TODAY...East northeast winds 25 to 35 knots Alenuihaha Channel... east northeast 20 to 25 knots elsewhere. Seas 11 to 14 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds, north northeast 8 feet at 10 seconds, northwest 5 feet at 15 seconds and south 3 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...East northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 9 feet at 7 seconds, northeast 8 feet at 10 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds, northeast 7 feet at 9 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds, northeast 6 feet at 9 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY...East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Scattered showers. .SATURDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Scattered showers. $$