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Other Marine Products Issued: 08/30/2025 11:15:00 AM UTC

Issued at 315 PM HST FRI AUG 29 2025

FULL FACE SURF OBSERVATIONS ARE TAKEN BY COUNTY LIFE GUARDS AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR DISSEMINATION. THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED.

Surf Reports from Kauai
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	PER	REMARKS
KEE	1200 PM	0-1	NE	12
HAENA	1200 PM	1-2	NE	12
HANALEI	1200 PM	0
ANAHOLA
KEALIA
LYDGATE
POIPU
SALT POND
KEKAHA

Surf Reports from Oahu
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	PER	WIND	REMARKS
DIAMOND HEAD
SUNSET
WAIKIKI	0930 AM	1-2+			ENE 10-15	CANOES
SANDY BEACH	0930 AM	2-4			E 10-15	SHORE BREAK
MAKAPUU	0930 AM	1-2			NE 10-15
EHUKAI	0930 AM	0-1			NE 10-15
MAKAHA	0930 AM	1-2			W 5-10

Surf Reports from Maui
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	WIND	REMARKS
KANAHA	1230 PM	0-1		NE 10-15
BALDWIN SHOR	1230 PM	0-1		E 10-20
BALDWIN OUTE
HOOKIPA
KAMAOLE I
KAMAOLE III
HANAKAOO	1230 PM	1-3		SW 5	P/C
FLEMING

Surf Reports from Big Island
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	WIND	REMARKS
RICHARDSONS	1215 PM	0-1		E 5
HONOLII	1215 PM	0-1
PUNALU'U	1215 PM	4-6	ESE	ESE 5-15
ISAAC HALE	1215 PM	4-6	ESE	NE 5
HAPUNA	1230 PM	0-1		W 10-15
KAHALUU	1230 PM	2-4		SW 5-7	CLR
MAGIC SANDS
KUA BAY


SURF HEIGHT	Reported in feet
WIND AND SWELL DIRECTION	Reported in 16 pt compass
PERIOD (PER)	Reported in seconds
VISIBILITY (VIS)	Reported in statute miles
CLARITY	Water clarity
TIME	Hawaiian Standard Time
WIND SPEED	Reported in miles per hour
+ (IN SURF HEIGHT)	Occasionally higher sets
0 (IN SURF HEIGHT)	Flat

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