Warning Vector

High Surf Advisory

NWS Honolulu HI ยท US

Updated

Details

High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect From 6 PM This Evening To 6 PM HST Sunday

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 IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI AND OAHU TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY... .Hurricane Nolo inches north toward the Big Island then turns west while remaining well south of the Hawaiian Islands. Nolo is producing a moderate swell that is causing building surf along east and southeast facing shores of the Big Island, Maui, and Molokai. Strengthening trades then cause building surf along east facing shorelines beginning tonight and continuing through Sunday.

What

Large breaking waves 8 to 12 feet.

Where

East facing shores of Kauai and Oahu.

When

From 6 PM this evening to 6 PM HST Sunday.

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

  • Olomana
  • Kauai East
  • Kauai South
  • Koolau Windward

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Honolulu HI

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m24s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3DK5W3EEYF66VM9BDP5X57F
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6e97b03bcbdf1f074e1352b704ef285f992420a8.002.1
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.1278
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

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSUY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCFWHFO
WMOidentifierWHHW40 PHFO 260051
NWSheadlineHIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0039.260926T0400Z-260928T0400Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-27T18:00:00-10:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Olomana
  • Kauai East
  • Kauai South
  • Koolau Windward
NameValue
SAME015003
SAME015007
UGCHIZ009
UGCHIZ030
UGCHIZ031
UGCHIZ035