Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Wainaku, HI
June 26, 2024 4:51 AM HST (14:51 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 5:42 AM Sunset 7:04 PM Moonrise 11:20 PM Moonset 10:26 AM |
PHZ122 Big Island Windward Waters- 327 Am Hst Wed Jun 26 2024
Today - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning.
Tonight - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.
Thursday - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers.
Thursday night - East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.
Friday - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers.
Friday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.
Saturday - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers.
Sunday - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers.
PHZ100 327 Am Hst Wed Jun 26 2024
Synopsis for hawaiian coastal waters - High pressure north of the state will gradually weaken Thursday into Saturday. An upper level low may bring unsettled weather this weekend. The high will strengthen northeast of the state Sunday into early next week as a new high builds to the north from the northwest.
FXHW60 PHFO 261343 AFDHFO
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 343 AM HST Wed Jun 26 2024
SYNOPSIS
A stable trade wind pattern will persist through much of the week with breezy to locally windy trades. Periodic light showers will focus over windward and mauka areas during this time. An increase in shower activity and isolated thunderstorms will be possible over portions of the state from Friday into the weekend as an upper-level disturbance approaches and moves over the region.
DISCUSSION
The 1027 mb surface high remains approximately 850 miles north- northwest of the islands this morning. Stable conditions continue across the region with the base of the inversion around 5000 ft.
12Z soundings from Hilo and Lihue continue to show limited low- level moisture with dry air aloft. Radar and satellite imagery continue to show mainly dry conditions across the state, with periodic light showers over the typical windward and mauka areas.
Expect mainly dry conditions to continue today with passing showers under breezy to locally windy trades.
High pressure to the north is expected to weaken slightly over the next couple of days. This should relax our local pressure gradient a bit, but winds will remain breezy to locally windy through much of the week. Impulses of moisture embedded in the trade wind flow will continue to favor windward and mauka areas, though rainfall accumulation will be limited. Aside from some brief afternoon and evening showers over Kona slopes of the Big Island, leeward areas will remain mostly dry.
Conditions start to change near the end of this week and into the weekend as guidance continues to show an upper-level disturbance moving across the islands from east to west. This disturbance will help to increase instability and enhance our trade wind showers, particularly on Saturday night. Isolated thunderstorms continue to be a possibility over the slopes of the Big Island on Friday and Saturday afternoons and over the western end of the state on Saturday and Sunday as temperatures aloft cool. However, with precipitable water forecast to be below seasonal normals of 1.3 inches, the amount of moisture available will continue to be a limiting factor. Will continue to evaluate thunder chances over the next several model runs, with further refinement in timing and areal coverage expected. Otherwise, enhanced trade wind showers look to continue into Monday. Conditions return to a more typical summertime trade wind pattern by early next week.
AVIATION
Breezy trade winds will persist across the island chain through Thursday. Showers and low clouds riding in on these trades will bring brief periods of MVFR conditions over windward and mauka locations. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail.
AIRMET Tango remains in effect for moderate low-level turbulence over and downwind of island terrain due to breezy trade winds under the tradewind inversion.
No other AIRMETs are in effect at this time. However, AIRMET Sierra for tempo mountain obscuration may be needed again if shower coverage increases.
MARINE
High pressure will remain north of the state over the next couple of days. Moderate to locally strong easterly trades will persist through Thursday then weaken slightly to the gentle to fresh range as the high slowly weakens and shifts eastward Thursday night through weekend. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) for the typically windier waters around Maui County and the Big Island remains in effect through Thursday afternoon. The SCA may be dropped as early as Thursday night into Saturday as the high weakens. An upper level low may bring isolated thunderstorms over the weekend which could imply locally higher winds and seas. SCA conditions may return to the typically windy waters Sunday into early next week as the high northeast of the state strengthens and a new high builds north of the state from the northwest.
Surf along east-facing shores will gradually ease through the week as the winds locally and upstream trend down.
A small, medium-period, south swell will slowly trend down today and become more inconsistent. Another small, medium- to long- period south swell will fill in tonight, before peaking Thursday night then gradually ease into the weekend maintaining near to below average surf along south facing shores.
Surf along north facing shores will be minimal today. A small, medium period, northwest swell could fill in later today, before peaking Thursday night which could provide a small bump along north facing shores through the rest of the week.
HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST Thursday for Maalaea Bay- Pailolo Channel-Alenuihaha Channel-Big Island Leeward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 343 AM HST Wed Jun 26 2024
SYNOPSIS
A stable trade wind pattern will persist through much of the week with breezy to locally windy trades. Periodic light showers will focus over windward and mauka areas during this time. An increase in shower activity and isolated thunderstorms will be possible over portions of the state from Friday into the weekend as an upper-level disturbance approaches and moves over the region.
DISCUSSION
The 1027 mb surface high remains approximately 850 miles north- northwest of the islands this morning. Stable conditions continue across the region with the base of the inversion around 5000 ft.
12Z soundings from Hilo and Lihue continue to show limited low- level moisture with dry air aloft. Radar and satellite imagery continue to show mainly dry conditions across the state, with periodic light showers over the typical windward and mauka areas.
Expect mainly dry conditions to continue today with passing showers under breezy to locally windy trades.
High pressure to the north is expected to weaken slightly over the next couple of days. This should relax our local pressure gradient a bit, but winds will remain breezy to locally windy through much of the week. Impulses of moisture embedded in the trade wind flow will continue to favor windward and mauka areas, though rainfall accumulation will be limited. Aside from some brief afternoon and evening showers over Kona slopes of the Big Island, leeward areas will remain mostly dry.
Conditions start to change near the end of this week and into the weekend as guidance continues to show an upper-level disturbance moving across the islands from east to west. This disturbance will help to increase instability and enhance our trade wind showers, particularly on Saturday night. Isolated thunderstorms continue to be a possibility over the slopes of the Big Island on Friday and Saturday afternoons and over the western end of the state on Saturday and Sunday as temperatures aloft cool. However, with precipitable water forecast to be below seasonal normals of 1.3 inches, the amount of moisture available will continue to be a limiting factor. Will continue to evaluate thunder chances over the next several model runs, with further refinement in timing and areal coverage expected. Otherwise, enhanced trade wind showers look to continue into Monday. Conditions return to a more typical summertime trade wind pattern by early next week.
AVIATION
Breezy trade winds will persist across the island chain through Thursday. Showers and low clouds riding in on these trades will bring brief periods of MVFR conditions over windward and mauka locations. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail.
AIRMET Tango remains in effect for moderate low-level turbulence over and downwind of island terrain due to breezy trade winds under the tradewind inversion.
No other AIRMETs are in effect at this time. However, AIRMET Sierra for tempo mountain obscuration may be needed again if shower coverage increases.
MARINE
High pressure will remain north of the state over the next couple of days. Moderate to locally strong easterly trades will persist through Thursday then weaken slightly to the gentle to fresh range as the high slowly weakens and shifts eastward Thursday night through weekend. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) for the typically windier waters around Maui County and the Big Island remains in effect through Thursday afternoon. The SCA may be dropped as early as Thursday night into Saturday as the high weakens. An upper level low may bring isolated thunderstorms over the weekend which could imply locally higher winds and seas. SCA conditions may return to the typically windy waters Sunday into early next week as the high northeast of the state strengthens and a new high builds north of the state from the northwest.
Surf along east-facing shores will gradually ease through the week as the winds locally and upstream trend down.
A small, medium-period, south swell will slowly trend down today and become more inconsistent. Another small, medium- to long- period south swell will fill in tonight, before peaking Thursday night then gradually ease into the weekend maintaining near to below average surf along south facing shores.
Surf along north facing shores will be minimal today. A small, medium period, northwest swell could fill in later today, before peaking Thursday night which could provide a small bump along north facing shores through the rest of the week.
HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST Thursday for Maalaea Bay- Pailolo Channel-Alenuihaha Channel-Big Island Leeward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters.
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(wind in knots)Hilo
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Wed -- 01:43 AM HST 0.05 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:43 AM HST Sunrise
Wed -- 07:13 AM HST 1.21 feet High Tide
Wed -- 10:26 AM HST Moonset
Wed -- 11:44 AM HST 0.42 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:48 PM HST 2.42 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:02 PM HST Sunset
Wed -- 11:19 PM HST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 01:43 AM HST 0.05 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:43 AM HST Sunrise
Wed -- 07:13 AM HST 1.21 feet High Tide
Wed -- 10:26 AM HST Moonset
Wed -- 11:44 AM HST 0.42 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:48 PM HST 2.42 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:02 PM HST Sunset
Wed -- 11:19 PM HST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 0.3 |
| 1 am |
| 0.1 |
| 2 am |
| 0.1 |
| 3 am |
| 0.2 |
| 4 am |
| 0.5 |
| 5 am |
| 0.8 |
| 6 am |
| 1.1 |
| 7 am |
| 1.2 |
| 8 am |
| 1.1 |
| 9 am |
| 0.9 |
| 10 am |
| 0.7 |
| 11 am |
| 0.5 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.4 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 5 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 6 pm |
| 2.3 |
| 7 pm |
| 2.4 |
| 8 pm |
| 2.3 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 11 pm |
| 1 |
Kawaihae
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Wed -- 02:39 AM HST -0.05 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:46 AM HST Sunrise
Wed -- 08:13 AM HST 0.71 feet High Tide
Wed -- 10:29 AM HST Moonset
Wed -- 12:40 PM HST 0.32 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:06 PM HST Sunset
Wed -- 07:48 PM HST 1.92 feet High Tide
Wed -- 11:23 PM HST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 02:39 AM HST -0.05 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:46 AM HST Sunrise
Wed -- 08:13 AM HST 0.71 feet High Tide
Wed -- 10:29 AM HST Moonset
Wed -- 12:40 PM HST 0.32 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:06 PM HST Sunset
Wed -- 07:48 PM HST 1.92 feet High Tide
Wed -- 11:23 PM HST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Kawaihae, Big Island, Hawaii (2), Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 0.5 |
| 1 am |
| 0.2 |
| 2 am |
| -0 |
| 3 am |
| -0 |
| 4 am |
| 0.1 |
| 5 am |
| 0.3 |
| 6 am |
| 0.5 |
| 7 am |
| 0.6 |
| 8 am |
| 0.7 |
| 9 am |
| 0.7 |
| 10 am |
| 0.6 |
| 11 am |
| 0.4 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.4 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 4 pm |
| 1 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.1 |
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