FZHW51 PHFO 030158 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 358 PM HST Mon Feb 2 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A strong front will move down the island chain tonight through Tuesday. Moderate to strong southwesterly winds are expected ahead of the front. Moderate to locally strong northwest winds will fill in behind the front and gradually weaken as the front progresses through the eastern half of the state late tonight into Tuesday. Gentle to fresh easterly winds will develop Wednesday, followed by a return to southerly winds Thursday into Friday ahead of another approaching front. Seas will build throughout the night and peak Tuesday as an extra large northwest swell fills in and holds through Wednesday. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... .TONIGHT... Kauai and Oahu, southwest winds 20 to 30 knots becoming NW winds 15 to 25 knots. Elsewhere Southwest winds 20 to 30 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet. Wave Detail:Northwest 11 feet at 13 seconds and west northwest 7 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 18 feet at 15 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers becoming isolated showers at night. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...South to southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Isolated showers through the day. .FRIDAY...Kauai, southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots. Elsewhere, south southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south 7 to 10 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Scattered showers through the night. Numerous showers through the day. .SATURDAY...Near the Big Island, east winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming east northeast 15 to 20 knots. Elsewhere, northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Numerous showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. $$