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Other Marine Products Issued: 08/18/2025 11:15:00 AM UTC

Issued at 315 PM HST SAT AUG 16 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	1100 AM	1-2	NE	10
HAENA	1100 AM	2-3	NE	11
HANALEI	1100 AM	0-1	NE	9
ANAHOLA	1100 AM	2-4	E	11
KEALIA	1100 AM	3-5	ENE	10
LYDGATE	1100 AM	2-4	ENE	10
POIPU
SALT POND
KEKAHA

Surf Reports from Oahu
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	PER	WIND	REMARKS
DIAMOND HEAD
SUNSET
WAIKIKI	0945 AM	1-2			ENE 5-15	CANOES
SANDY BEACH	0945 AM	2-4			ENE 10-15	SHORE BREAK
MAKAPUU	0945 AM	2-4			ENE 15-20
EHUKAI	0945 AM	0-1			NE 10-15
MAKAHA	0945 AM	0-1			W 5-15

Surf Reports from Maui
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	WIND	REMARKS
KANAHA	1215 AM	0-1		E 10-20	P/C
BALDWIN SHOR	1215 AM	1-3		E 15-20	P/C
BALDWIN OUTE	1215 AM	2-3+
HOOKIPA	1215 AM	1-3		E 25-30	CLR
KAMAOLE I	1215 AM	1-2		VRB 5	M/C
KAMAOLE III
HANAKAOO
FLEMING

Surf Reports from Big Island
LOCATION	TIME	SURF HEIGHT	DIR	WIND	REMARKS
RICHARDSONS	1215 AM	2-3		L/V	SUNNY
HONOLII	1215 AM	2-3+		ESE 10	M/S
PUNALU'U	1215 AM	3-4		NE 15	P/C
ISAAC HALE	1215 AM	2-4		ENE 10-12	CLR
HAPUNA
KAHALUU	1215 AM	0-1
MAGIC SANDS	1215 AM	2-3	SW	VRB 5-7
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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