Hawaii Surf Forecast: Waist to Head High Waves Continue Through Next Week on North Shores

Good morning, this is your surf zone forecast for Hawaii, issued Thursday morning at eight fifty-nine. A small northwest swell that peaked yesterday continues to gradually level out over the next few days. However, don't expect the lineup to go completely flat. A pair of North Pacific gale lows are sending a series of small north to northwest swells our way from Friday night through the first half of next week. These swells will keep waist to head high surf rolling into north-facing shores all the way through next week. Yesterday afternoon brought some advisory level surf along northeast and eastern exposures, with above-average heights hitting select Maui and Big Island western shores. That north-northeast swell has now leveled out and dropped below advisory thresholds, so we've cancelled the High Surf Advisory for east-facing shores. But here's the good news for east-facing beaches: an enhanced northeast fetch near a weak low northeast of the islands will push in a secondary swell tomorrow. Combined with moderate to fresh trade winds, you'll see near seasonal average conditions on east-facing shores. Small background energy from the west will continue lingering for the next few days, fading out by this weekend. Also arriving this weekend is a small southwest bump from Tasman Sea gale energy. No significant south swells are expected through the first half of next week. Looking at the individual islands, Kauai will see north-facing shores at five to seven feet this morning, dropping to four to six feet by afternoon. East-facing shores are similarly elevated at five to seven feet. Friday, expect that north-facing surf to drop to three to five feet as the day progresses. Oahu's north shores are also running five to seven feet today with four to six in the afternoon. East-facing shores match that action. Friday sees similar decreases, with north-facing surf dropping to three to five feet in the morning and two to four by evening. Maui is seeing six to eight feet on east-facing shores today, dropping to five to seven this afternoon. That's some of the best action around right now. North-facing shores are five to seven feet this morning, four to six this afternoon. By Friday, expect three to five feet on north shores, declining to two to four by evening. The Big Island windward and southeast side is also showing strong east-facing surf at six to eight feet today, five to seven this afternoon. North-facing shores are five to seven feet today, dropping to four to six this evening. Friday brings that north shore down to three to five feet. Leeward sides across the islands will see smaller, more subdued conditions. West-facing shores on the Big Island are currently three to five feet this morning, two to four this afternoon, with Friday looking at two to four throughout the day. Weather looks mostly sunny across all islands today with isolated to scattered showers and highs in the lower eighties. Northeast winds will stay light around ten mph, th This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.