Warning Vector

High Surf Advisory

NWS Honolulu HI ยท US

Updated

Details

High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 PM HST Saturday

Event
High Surf Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES OF BIG ISLAND MAUI AND MOLOKAI... .Hurricane Nolo inches north toward the Big Island then turns west on Saturday while remaining south of the Hawaiian Islands. Nolo is producing a moderate south swell that is causing building surf along east and southeast facing shores of the Big Island, Maui, and Molokai.

What

Large breaking waves of 8 to 12 feet today, increasing to 10 to 14 feet Saturday.

Where

East and southeast facing shores of Big Island Maui and Molokai.

When

Through Saturday afternoon.

Impacts

Moderate to High. Strong breaking waves and strong currents will make swimming dangerous. Expect very strong breaking waves and powerful currents. Waves breaking in channel entrances may make navigating the channels dangerous.

Instructions

Heed all advice from ocean safety officials. When in doubt, don't go out.

Affected areas

  • Maui Windward West
  • Molokai Windward
  • Molokai Southeast
  • Windward Haleakala
  • Kipahulu
  • South Haleakala
  • Big Island Southeast
  • Big Island East
  • Big Island North

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Honolulu HI

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m18s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3CT7BJXTZ3ZBXVC97TB307F
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d2811cf2b537d3c174cb64798d667ee56b288886.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Honolulu HI
AWIPS ID
CAPHFO
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.7939
WMO heading
XOHW50
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
Hawaiian Islands (HW)
WMO bulletin number
50

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSUY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCFWHFO
WMOidentifierWHHW40 PHFO 251735
NWSheadlineHIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-260927T0400Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-26T18:00:00-10:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b73608e0380d3924f185c9462ff3222b8f461aea.001.1,2026-09-24T17:13:00-10:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.79557448fbfb08242b850a44bd9fb65bf8aa8604.001.1,2026-09-24T16:02:00-10:00
Locations

Location data

  • Maui Windward West
  • Molokai Windward
  • Molokai Southeast
  • Windward Haleakala
  • Kipahulu
  • South Haleakala
  • Big Island Southeast
  • Big Island East
  • Big Island North
NameValue
SAME015009
SAME015001
UGCHIZ017
UGCHIZ037
UGCHIZ038
UGCHIZ047
UGCHIZ048
UGCHIZ050
UGCHIZ052
UGCHIZ053
UGCHIZ054