Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
842 FNUS70 PHFO 151752 FWSHFO Spot Forecast for French Frigate Shoals...NOAA Fisheries National Weather Service Honolulu HI 752 AM HST Wed Jul 15 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 HST on July 15. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... High pressure to the far north will maintain gentle to moderate easterly winds across the French Frigate Shoals region through the weekend. Embedded moisture in this flow will generally bring isolated to scattered showers through the period. A moderate to small, long- period west swell generated from previous Super Typhoon Bavi will continue to fill in today and gradually fade over the next couple of days. A small southwest swell will also continue to fade over the next couple of days and a small, medium-period south swell will fill in over the weekend. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Surface winds (mph).East winds 13 to 15 knots. Swell height........West 3 feet. Southwest 1 to 2 feet. Swell period........15 seconds. 15 seconds. Wave height.........7 feet. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Surface winds (mph).East winds 10 to 13 knots. Swell height........West 2 to 3 feet. Southwest 2 feet. Swell period........14 seconds. 14 seconds. Wave height.........6 feet. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Surface winds (mph).East winds 10 to 11 knots. Swell height........West 2 feet. Southwest 2 feet. Swell period........14 seconds. 13 seconds. Wave height.........6 feet. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... East winds around 11 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers. Wave height, 6 feet. West swell, 2 feet, 13 seconds. Southwest swell, 1 foot, 12 seconds. .SATURDAY... East winds around 14 knots. Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Wave height, 6 feet. West swell, 1 foot, 12 seconds. South swell, 1 foot, 14 seconds. .SUNDAY... East winds around 13 knots. Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Wave height, 6 feet. South swell, 1 foot, 12 seconds. West swell, 1 foot, 11 seconds. $$ Forecaster...Farris Requested by...Marylou Staman Type of request...MARINE .TAG 2611796.24/HFO .DELDT 07/15/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Hope.Ronco@noaa.gov,christy.kozama@noaa.gov,laloturtles@gmail.com,Lizabeth.Kashinsky@noaa.gov,Psdcamps@gmail.com,marylou.staman@noaa.gov,laloseal30@gmail.com