Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
924 FZHW51 PHFO 141339 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 339 AM HST Fri Nov 14 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Ridging centered northeast of Hawaii will maintain a tight pressure gradient back toward the islands. This will continue to produce moderate to locally strong trade winds over the majority of the coastal waters through early Sunday. Short period northeast swell, combined with a fading medium period northwest swell, will result in rough east seas through the day. Gradually weakening trade winds and responding lowering seas will occur from tonight through the middle of next week. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR KAIWI CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS AND BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR MAALAEA BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR WATERS AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND OAHU... .TODAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...East winds 25 to 30 knots near the Big Island...east 15 to 20 knots elsewhere. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Scattered showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Scattered showers through the night, then numerous showers through the day. $$