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Big Island Leeward Waters

PHZ123 · Coastal Waters Forecast · National Weather Service Honolulu HI · Issued 332 AM HST Sat Oct 3 2026
Small Craft Advisory In Effect From This Evening Through Sunday Afternoon
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Forecast
Today
West of the Big Island, south winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to west this afternoon. Near South Point, east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers this morning, then scattered showers this afternoon.
Tonight
West of the Big Island, west northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Near South Point, east winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers.
Sunday
West of the Big Island, south southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to west southwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Near South Point, east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 3 feet at 20 seconds. Isolated showers.
Sunday Night
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East northeast 15 to 20 knots near South Point. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at 18 seconds. Isolated showers.
Monday
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East 15 to 20 knots near South Point. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South southwest 4 feet at 17 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers.
Monday Night
West of the Big Island, winds variable less than 10 knots. Near South Point, east winds 15 to 20 knots, backing to east northeast after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 16 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers.
Tuesday
Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East 10 to 15 knots near South Point. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers.
Wednesday
West of the Big Island, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northeast 7 to 10 knots in the evening, then becoming variable less than 10 knots after midnight. Near South Point, east winds to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers.
Synopsis
Gentle to fresh east to northeast trades fill back in across the waters today. Trades strengthen to locally strong tonight and may persist into early next week before high pressure to the north weakens. A trough developing northwest of the islands by Wednesday may veer winds out of the southeast.
Source: National Weather Service Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF), issued 332 AM HST Sat Oct 3 2026, valid until Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:30 UTC. Original text · All zones