


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
826 FZHW51 PHFO 171332 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 331 AM HST Tue Jun 17 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure north of Hawaii will slowly move east today and drive fresh to strong trade winds. Trades should weaken slightly Wednesday through the remainder of this week as the high becomes anchored northeast of the islands. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR MAALAEA BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS...KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS...KAUAI CHANNEL...KAIWI CHANNEL AND MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS... .TODAY...East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Isolated showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, building to 6 to 8 feet. Isolated showers. $$