Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
140 FZHW61 PHFO 162142 OFFN10 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1142 AM HST SUN NOV 16 2025 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal forecasts... .Synopsis...High pressure NE of the area will push further E as a cold front moves into NW waters on Tuesday, driven by strong high pressure currently to the NW that will move quickly to the E. A surface trough will form over the Hawaiian region by Monday, ahead of the cold front. Gale-force winds are forecast NW of the cold frontal boundary. Isolated thunderstorms are possible due to unstable conditions through much of the forecast period. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds, south southeast 4 feet at 13 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUESDAY...East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots to Kauai...east 20 to 25 knots elsewhere. Seas 9 to 12 feet, subsiding to 8 to 10 feet. Scattered showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ Hawaiian Offshore Waters- .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated thunderstorms SE waters. .MONDAY NIGHT...Cold front approaching NW waters. NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated thunderstorms SE waters. .TUESDAY...Cold front entering NW waters. NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt SE of front. NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt NW of front. Seas 6 to 9 ft, highest NW waters. Isolated thunderstorms NW and SE waters. .WEDNESDAY...N waters, E winds 20 to 30 kt. S waters, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, highest NW waters. Isolated thunderstorms E of 160W. .THURSDAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$