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Other Marine Products Issued: 08/13/2025 11:15:00 AM UTC

Issued at 315 PM HST TUE AUG 12 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	1130 AM	2-3	NE	9
HAENA	1130 AM	2-3	NE	9
HANALEI	1130 AM	0-2	NE	9
ANAHOLA	1215 PM	1-3	E	8
KEALIA	1215 PM	2-4	E	10
LYDGATE	1215 PM	1-2	ESE	10
POIPU
SALT POND
KEKAHA

Surf Reports from Oahu
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	PER	WIND	REMARKS
DIAMOND HEAD
SUNSET
WAIKIKI	1108 AM	2-3			NE 15-20	CANOES
SANDY BEACH	1108 AM	4-6			NE 15-20	SHORE BREAK
MAKAPUU	1108 AM	2-3			NE 15-20
EHUKAI	1108 AM	0-1			NE 15-20
MAKAHA	1108 AM	1-2			NE 15-20

Surf Reports from Maui
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	WIND	REMARKS
KANAHA	1116 AM	0-2		NE 10-20	PARTLY CLDY
BALDWIN SHOR	1117 AM	1		NE 15-20	MOSTLY SUNNY
BALDWIN OUTE	1117 AM	1-2 OCNL 3		NE 15-20	MOSTLY SUNNY
HOOKIPA	1118 AM	1-2 OCNL 3		NE 5-10	PARTLY CLDY
KAMAOLE I	1119 AM	2-4		S 10-15	PARTLY CLDY
KAMAOLE III
HANAKAOO
FLEMING

Surf Reports from Big Island
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	WIND	REMARKS
RICHARDSONS	1108 AM	0-1		L/V 5-10	MOSTLY SUNNY
HONOLII	1110 AM	2-3		E 5	PARTLY CLDY
PUNALU'U	1111 AM	2-3		NE 10-15	CLOUDY
ISAAC HALE	1112 AM	4-6		NE 5-10	MOSTLY SUNNY
HAPUNA
KAHALUU	1113 AM	1-2		CALM	PARTLY CLDY
MAGIC SANDS	1114 AM	3-4		L/V 5-10	MOSTLY SUNNY
KUA BAY	1115 AM	2-3		L/V 5-10	MOSTLY SUNNY


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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