Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
319 FZHW51 PHFO 031306 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 306 AM HST Wed Dec 3 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A cold front approaching from the northwest today is expected to stall before reaching Kauai, and then be pushed to the west on Thursday. High pressure will strengthen Thursday onward. A moderate to large NW swell also will likely bring seas in excess to 10 feet Thursday night into Friday. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- .TODAY...Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots near Kauai and Oahu...east southeast 15 to 20 knots elsewhere. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots to Kauai...east southeast 25 to 30 knots elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots to Kauai...east 15 to 20 knots elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...Alenuihaha Channel, east northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots. Elsewhere, east winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. Isolated showers. $$