Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
526 FZHW51 PHFO 301321 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 321 AM HST Sun Nov 30 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A ridge of high pressure will dominate over or just north of the Hawaiian Islands into early this week. A cold front will approach the western islands on Wednesday, but may weaken to a trough and retreat back westward before having much effect on the local weather. By late this week into next weekend, strengthening surface high pressure northeast of the islands will bring a return of easterly trades. An extra large northwest swell will peak this morning across the Hawaiian waters, then slowly decline through Monday. This swell will bring seas above Small Craft Advisory levels for exposed waters. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR WATERS AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL...OAHU WINDWARD WATERS...KAIWI CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS AND BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS... .TODAY...Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots to Kauai...east southeast 15 to 20 knots elsewhere. Seas 11 to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 14 feet at 16 seconds. Hazy. .TONIGHT...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 13 feet at 15 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. .MONDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 15 seconds. Hazy. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy. .TUESDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...winds variable less than 10 knots to Kauai... east 10 to 15 knots elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Isolated showers. .WEDNESDAY...to Kauai, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Elsewhere, east winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Scattered showers. $$