Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
095 FZHW51 PHFO 151328 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 328 AM HST Sat Nov 15 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure to the northeast slowly drifts southeast and weakens through the weekend. Guidance for early next week remains uncertain with the potential for an upper level trough forming southeast of the coastal waters Monday and moving northwest over the islands. Additionally, a front looks to move into the offshore waters by Tuesday afternoon. There is a potential for isolated to scattered thunderstorms over the marine waters Monday through Wednesday. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR MAALAEA BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND... .TODAY...East winds to 15 knots to Kauai...east 20 to 25 knots elsewhere. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet. Isolated thunderstorms through the night. Scattered showers. .WEDNESDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet. Scattered showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$