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Oahu Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, April 17th, 7:45pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 334° 14-17 kt 80° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 331° 14-19 kt 80° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 105° 14-17 kt 110° 76.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 324° --- --- 74.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 100° 77.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 15 sec 332° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 5 sec --- --- --- 75.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 242° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 14 sec 167° --- --- 77.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 73° 14-17 kt 80° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 84° 12-16 kt 100° 78.4 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.9 ft 11 sec 20° --- --- 83.7 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.2 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 84.0 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 83.1 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   5.6 ft 5 sec 61° --- --- 86.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 84.6 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 8 sec 90° --- --- 84.2 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 350° --- --- 86.0 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Kauai Maui 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Oahu Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Waimea Bay, Oahu (CDIP 106) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mokapu Point, Oahu (CDIP 098) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Waimea Bay Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Waimea Bay buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Kauai Maui Waimea Bay Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Waimea Bay buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Oahu Wind Observations Kalahee Ridge ENE (70°) 5-11 kt 3:55 pm  Thu 4/17 Kahuku NNE (20°) 3-8 kt 4:00 pm  Thu 4/17 Kahuku Trng SE (140°) 1-6 kt 3:59 pm  Thu 4/17 Kii E (100°) 11-16 kt 3:45 pm  Thu 4/17 Oahu Forest Nwr E (90°) 11-19 kt 3:36 pm  Thu 4/17 Kaaawa Makai SE (130°) 3-7 kt 4:00 pm  Thu 4/17 Kaneohe Mcbh ESE (120°) 9-16 kt 4:00 pm  Thu 4/17 Mokuoloe Is Nos SE (130°) 14-16 kt 4:06 pm  Thu 4/17 Bellows Afs ESE (120°) 7 kt 4:15 pm  Thu 4/17 Kaluanui S (170°) 3-7 kt 4:00 pm  Thu 4/17 Lyon NNE (30°) 2-5 kt 3:40 pm  Thu 4/17 Nuuanu Res No 1 NNW (340°) 5-9 kt 4:00 pm  Thu 4/17 Honolulu Ap ENE (70°) 10 kt 4:00 pm  Thu 4/17 Honolulu Hbr Nos E (100°) 4-8 kt 4:06 pm  Thu 4/17 Honouliuli Phb NNE (30°) 3-8 kt 3:41 pm  Thu 4/17 Schofield Brks S (170°) 3-6 kt 3:57 pm  Thu 4/17 Schofield East E (100°) 3-9 kt 3:58 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Wilikina E (80°) 4-7 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Kalaeloa SE (130°) 7-17 kt 4:00 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Farrington E (100°) 5-9 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Palehua E (80°) 3-7 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Palehua 2 ENE (60°) 5-8 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Palehua 3 N (0°) 8-11 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Paakea WSW (250°) 2-7 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Lualualei ENE (60°) 4-8 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Waianae Vly NNE (30°) 2-5 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Palehua ENE (60°) 3-10 kt 3:36 pm  Thu 4/17 Waianae Valley ESE (110°) 4-13 kt 3:37 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Ala Hema St W (280°) 4-7 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Waianae Harbor NE (40°) 3-7 kt 3:15 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Kili Dr WSW (250°) 3-6 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Makaha Vly W (260°) 3-5 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Makua Range SE (140°) 2-3 kt 3:58 pm  Thu 4/17 Kuaokala ENE (60°) 3-9 kt 3:36 pm  Thu 4/17 Kaala SSE (160°) 2-5 kt 4:00 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Farrington2 NNE (30°) 3-9 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Heco Farrington3 NE (50°) 5-9 kt 4:10 pm  Thu 4/17 Dillingham ENE (60°) 3-10 kt 3:49 pm  Thu 4/17 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Oahu Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Oahu Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Oahu Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 180143 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 343 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 343 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Moist east to southeasterly flow will persist. An upper level disturbance passing over the state will trigger locally heavy showers or thunderstorms through Friday. High pressure to the northeast of the state will strengthen over the weekend. Oahu Windward Waters- 343 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 TONIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. FRIDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 11 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous heavy showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Scattered heavy showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 4 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East southeast winds to 15 knots, becoming south southeast after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. TUESDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to south southwest 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Numerous showers through the day. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Oahu Leeward Waters- 343 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 TONIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. FRIDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered heavy showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening. SATURDAY East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming south southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY South winds to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Scattered showers through the night. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Numerous showers through the day. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kaiwi Channel- 343 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 TONIGHT East winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous heavy showers this evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Scattered heavy showers after midnight. FRIDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 11 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered heavy showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. SATURDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north 3 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Oahu Surf Zone Forecast FZHW52 PHFO 180152 SRFHFO Surf Zone Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 352 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 .DISCUSSION... A fresh north northwest swell will quickly build down the island chaing this evening. Recent reports from offshore buoys indicate the swell will come in two to three feet above model guidance. Surf heights along exposed north and west facing shores are now expected to peak just above advisory criteria during the overnight hours. A High Surf Advisory has been issued for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai and also north facing shores of Maui. On Friday, the swell will begin to gradually fade and veer to the north. No further large north or northwest swells are anticipated over the weekend or in the coming week. Surf along east facing shores will remain below the April average through at least Saturday, then steadily rise to around average by early next week. Surf along south facing shores will remain small, with mainly overlapping background south swells moving through. A larger pulse of south-southwest swell may arrive Tuesday. Kauai- 352 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES... __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Friday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 12-16 12-16 10-14 8-12 West Facing 9-12 9-12 5-7 5-7 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Frequent showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the mid 60s. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............High 1.7 feet 06:16 PM HST. Nawiliwili...............High 1.6 feet 07:17 PM HST. .FRIDAY... Weather.....................Partly sunny. Numerous showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................East winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............Low -0.1 feet 10:03 AM HST. Nawiliwili...............Low -0.1 feet 11:25 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:15 AM HST. Sunset......................6:58 PM HST. HIZ006-007-009-032>035-181415- Oahu- 352 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES... __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Friday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 12-16 12-16 8-12 6-8 West Facing 8-12 8-12 5-7 5-7 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Frequent showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the upper 60s. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph. Tides... Honolulu.................High 1.7 feet 07:26 PM HST. Low 0.3 feet 03:39 AM HST. Waianae..................High 1.6 feet 07:46 PM HST. Low 0.3 feet 03:57 AM HST. Haleiwa..................High 1.3 feet 06:24 PM HST. Low 0.2 feet 01:34 AM HST. High 0.3 feet 05:09 AM HST. Mokuoloe.................High 1.8 feet 06:16 PM HST. .FRIDAY... UV Index....................Very High. Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the upper 70s. Winds.......................East winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Honolulu.................High 0.3 feet 06:11 AM HST. Low 0.0 feet 11:45 AM HST. Waianae..................High 0.3 feet 06:31 AM HST. Low 0.0 feet 12:03 PM HST. Haleiwa..................Low 0.0 feet 09:40 AM HST. Mokuoloe.................Low -0.2 feet 10:23 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:10 AM HST. Sunset......................6:52 PM HST. HIZ017-018-045>050-181415- Maui- 352 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES... __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Friday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 10-15 10-15 8-12 6-8 West Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 1-3 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the mid 60s. Winds.......................East winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Kahului..................High 1.9 feet 05:47 PM HST. .FRIDAY... Weather.....................Partly sunny. Numerous showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................East winds 10 to 15 mph. Tides... Kahului..................Low -0.1 feet 10:18 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:04 AM HST. Sunset......................6:46 PM HST. HIZ052>054-181415- Big Island Windward and Southeast- 352 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Friday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 7-10 7-10 6-8 4-6 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the upper 60s. Winds.......................Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Hilo Bay.................High 2.1 feet 06:29 PM HST. Low 0.9 feet 01:38 AM HST. High 0.9 feet 04:08 AM HST. .FRIDAY... Weather.....................Partly sunny. Numerous showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Hilo Bay.................Low 0.0 feet 11:12 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:00 AM HST. Sunset......................6:39 PM HST. HIZ023-026-051-181415- Big Island Leeward- 352 PM HST Thu Apr 17 2025 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Friday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low Temperature.............In the upper 60s. Winds.......................Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Tides... Kona.....................High 1.6 feet 07:07 PM HST. Low 0.6 feet 02:15 AM HST. High 0.7 feet 04:46 AM HST. Kawaihae.................High 1.9 feet 07:14 PM HST. Low 0.3 feet 03:00 AM HST. .FRIDAY... Weather.....................Partly sunny. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Kona.....................Low 0.0 feet 11:49 AM HST. Kawaihae.................High 0.5 feet 06:23 AM HST. Low 0.0 feet 12:00 PM HST. Sunrise.....................6:04 AM HST. Sunset......................6:43 PM HST. __________________________________________________________________ Product Legend: Surf: Height of the surf from trough to crest (face value) in feet. Tides: Heights displayed are relative to the Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) datum in feet. Surf heights can vary significantly from beach to beach along a coastline. Surf larger than the upper end of the range provided in the forecast will occur periodically, sometimes up to a few hours apart. Expect to encounter rip currents in or near the surf zone, with rip current strength increasing with surf size. Swimmers are urged to exercise caution at all times and enter the water near a lifeguard. For the latest beach hazard and safety information at individual beaches in Hawaii refer to: https://hawaiibeachsafety.com __________________________________________________________________ Oahu surf zone forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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