Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
326 FNUS70 PHFO 181444 FWSHFO Spot Forecast for Coral Reef Monitoring Baker Island...NOAA National Weather Service Honolulu HI 444 AM HST Sat Jul 18 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 HST on July 18. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Light winds will prevail over Baker Island for at least the next five days. The island will sit between a persistent trough running roughly along 10N and transient troughs several hundred miles to the south and southwest. This will lead to low chances for thunderstorms. A mix of south swells will persist. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Surface winds (kts).South-southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Swell height........South swell 6 feet. South-southeast swell 3 feet. Swell period........10 Seconds. 17 seconds. Wave height.........6 to 8 feet. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Surface winds (kts).South winds 5 to 10 knots. Swell height........South-southeast swell 6 feet. South-southeast swell 4 feet. Swell period........10 seconds. 16 seconds. Wave height.........6 to 8 feet. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Swell height........South-southeast swell 6 feet. South-southeast swell 4 feet. Swell period........10 seconds. 15 seconds. Wave height.........6 to 8 feet. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... Partly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers. East winds around 5 knots. Waveheight 6 to 8 feet. Southeast swell of 6 feet, 14 seconds. Southwest swell of 2 feet, 17 seconds. .TUESDAY... Partly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers. Variable winds around 5 knots. Waveheight 6 to 8 feet. Southeast swell of 4 feet, 10 seconds. Southwest swell of 3 feet, 19 seconds. .WEDNESDAY... Partly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers. West winds around 5 knots. Waveheight 6 to 7 feet. Southeast swell of 4 feet, 11 seconds. Southwest swell of 3 feet, 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster...Farris Requested by...Faith Knighton Type of request...MARINE .TAG 2617041.3/HFO .DELDT 07/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL pr.wso.pago.pago@noaa.gov,matthew.chauvin@noaa.gov,hannah.barkley@noaa.gov,NAV.Sette@noaa.gov,allan.wilkinson@noaa.gov,joao.garriques@noaa.gov,andrew.shantz@noaa.gov,kelli-ann.e.bliss@noaa.gov,xo.sette@noaa.gov,thomas.oliver@noaa.gov,faith.knighton@noaa.gov,ops.sette@noaa.gov,co.sette@noaa.gov,calla.lloyd-lim@noaa.gov