Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
154 FZHW51 PHFO 210133 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 333 PM HST Thu Nov 20 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure northeast of Hawaii will weaken and track eastward over the next couple of days as a front moves across the North Pacific. As this occurs, easterly trades across the Hawaiian coastal waters will weaken. In the wake of the North Pacific front, a new area of high pressure will become established north of the islands this weekend, though trades will remain in the moderate to fresh range. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR OAHU WINDWARD WATERS...KAIWI CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS AND BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR MAALAEA BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND... .TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Numerous showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds to 15 knots to Kauai...east 20 to 25 knots elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 16 seconds and east 5 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. $$