The High Seas Forecast for the South Pacific

High Seas Forecast Issued: 02/05/2026 09:37:49 AM UTC
                        
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2330 UTC WED FEB 04 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT
OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN
TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

THIS HIGH SEAS FORECAST USES 1-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS WHICH MAY BE
HIGHER THAN 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS.

SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 04 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 05 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 06 2026.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S176W 22S177W THENCE TROUGH 17S180W 12S160E. FRONT MOVING
SE 10 KT TROUGH NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN
150 NM OF LINE 15S177W 25S172W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN
150 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 170E AND 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED S OF FORECAST AREA. TROUGH
25S175W 15S180W 14S170E 12S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM
OF LINE 17S177W 25S173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25S176W 17S180W 12S160E. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH S OF 17S.

.TROUGH 22S138W 25S132W MOVING SE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED S OF AREA.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF LINE 20S160E 24S180W 15S178W 25S166W...AND
S OF 22S BETWEEN 145W AND 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF 20S BETWEEN 180W AND
170W...AND S OF 20S E OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2.5 M OR LOWER.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 20S TO 10S BETWEEN 163W AND 148W.

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.FORECASTER PECHACEK. HONOLULU HI.