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Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii

National Weather Service Honolulu HI

329 AM HST Thu Mar 19 2026



.Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters...

A low will approach from the west and move north of the islands

by Saturday. The low lifts northeast of the state on Sunday and

is replaced by a strong high building to the north during the

first half of next week. 



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Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels-





.TODAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet.

Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 11 seconds, south 4 feet at

14 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. 

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave

Detail: North 4 feet at 10 seconds and south 3 feet at

13 seconds. Scattered heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. 

.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 

7 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 10 seconds and southwest 3 

feet at 4 seconds. Heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. 

Seas 6 to 9 feet. Scattered heavy showers with isolated 

thunderstorms.

.SUNDAY...Near Kauai and Oahu, northwest winds 10 to 15 knots,

becoming north northeast 15 to 20 knots. Elsewhere, southwest

winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north northwest 7 to 10 knots.

Seas 6 to 9 feet. Heavy showers likely with isolated

thunderstorms through the night, then numerous showers through

the day. 

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet.

Scattered showers.  



Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.



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