Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Makena, HI
March 29, 2024 1:42 AM HST (11:42 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:19 AM Sunset 6:40 PM Moonrise 10:52 PM Moonset 9:03 AM |
PHZ119 Maalaea Bay- 929 Pm Hst Thu Mar 28 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through Friday afternoon - .
Rest of tonight - Northeast winds to 30 knots. Wind waves to 4 feet.
Friday - North winds to 25 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet.
Friday night - North winds to 25 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet.
Saturday - North winds to 25 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet.
Saturday night - North winds to 25 knots. Wind waves to 3 feet in the evening, becoming 2 feet or less.
Sunday - North winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 2 feet or less.
Sunday night - North winds 20 knots. Wind waves to 2 feet or less.
Monday - North winds to 25 knots. Wind waves around 3 feet. SWell 2 feet or less.
Tuesday - North winds to 25 knots. Wind waves around 3 feet. SWell 2 feet or less.
PHZ100 929 Pm Hst Thu Mar 28 2024
Synopsis for hawaiian coastal waters - The surface ridge north of the state will remain strong into Friday, then weaken over the weekend as a front passes far to the north. Low pressure could develop along the tail-end of this boundary north of the state by midweek as strong high pressure builds eastward to its north.
Area Discussion for - Honolulu, HI
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FXHW60 PHFO 290647 AFDHFO
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 847 PM HST Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
Strong and gusty easterly trade winds will gradually ease Friday in the weekend as a strong high pressure slowly drifts northeast then weakens. Showers will favor windward and mountain areas with some reaching the leeward areas. Drier and more stable conditions will return over the weekend, while the easterly trades become moderate to breezy. Rainfall chances could trend up again early next week as an upper level disturbance moves through and trade winds increase.
DISCUSSION
A 1034 mb surface high north of the area will drive strong trade winds through tonight. A Wind Advisory for the typically windier areas of Maui County and the Big Island remains in effect through tonight. In addition to the winds, spotty windward shower coverage is expected, especially overnight through the morning periods due to a sufficient amount of low level moisture and a weak upper trough in the area. These showers will be moving through swiftly with minimal accumulations anticipated.
Drier and more stable conditions will briefly return over the weekend as upper heights rise and precipitable water dip to around an inch.
Trade winds are expected to ease into the moderate range Sunday as the high weakens far northeast of the state and a front passes north of the state.
A return of breezy to strong trades is possible through the first half of next week as high pressure builds north of the state (near 1050 mb). The 00Z GFS shows a surface trough building over the state that could create lighter winds while the ECMWF holds a more moderate solution. Regardless of these differences, both depict an upper trough digging southward over the region and precipitable water increasing creating an increased chance of heavier trade wind showers Monday through midweek.
AVIATION
Surface high pressure north of the state will maintain strong and gusty winds through tomorrow. Low level moisture carried in on these trades will bring clouds and showers to windward and mauka areas, with the best chance of seeing brief MVFR conditions across these areas overnight into the morning hours when shower activity will be at its peak. If the showers become more widespread tonight, AIRMET Sierra for tempo mountain obscuration may be needed for windward portions of the island terrain. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail.
AIRMET Tango is in effect for tempo moderate turbulence lee of the island terrain. This AIRMET will likely be needed through tomorrow. It is also in effect for 30 kt or greater winds from Molokai to the Big Island through tonight.
MARINE
Strong- to gale-force winds will continue overnight, then ease into the fresh to strong category Friday through Saturday as the ridge begins to weaken north of the state. This will support transitioning the gales in place over the Pailolo and Alenuihaha Channels back to a Small Craft Advisory (SCA), and potentially reducing the coverage of the SCA in the Friday morning forecast package. The weakening trend will continue through the weekend as a front passes far to the north, likely enough to lower the SCA for all waters Sunday into Monday. For the extended forecast (Tuesday through midweek), confidence remains low due to model discrepancies and inconsistent solutions from cycle to cycle over the past few days. Although we would typically anticipate strong- to gale-force easterly trades with the ~1050 mb high setting up north of the state, the positioning of the tail-end of the aforementioned front between this high pressure system and the Hawaiian waters is making this challenging to predict.
Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will remain small through early next week, with mainly overlapping small northwest medium- to long-period swells moving through. An upward trend is possible beginning Tuesday as a potential moderate sized, short- to medium-period north swell arrives from a decent sized area of north to northeast winds focused at the islands nearby to the north between the strong high pressure system and tail-end of the front. Again, confidence in the details for this setup remains low at this time.
Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy due to the strong winds impacting the area locally and upstream. As the winds lower over the weekend, expect the surf to ease and remain small into Monday. Similar to north facing shores, an upward trend is possible by midweek depending on how the scenario evolves.
Surf along south facing shores will remain small with mainly a combination of background south-southwest swells and shorter period southeast trade wind energy moving through. For the extended (late next week/weekend), a small medium-period southeast swell can't be ruled out. Guidance continues to show a decent sized batch of persistent strong southeast winds setting up southeast of the Tuamotu Islands late this weekend into early next week that is focused at the islands within the 150 deg directional band.
HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Wind Advisory until 6 AM HST Friday for Lanai Mauka-Maui Windward West-Maui Leeward West-Kohala-Big Island Interior-Lanai Windward-Lanai Leeward-Maui Central Valley North-Maui Central Valley South-Windward Haleakala-South Haleakala-Big Island Southeast-Big Island North.
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST Friday for Kauai Northwest Waters-Kauai Windward Waters-Kauai Leeward Waters-Kauai Channel- Oahu Windward Waters-Oahu Leeward Waters-Kaiwi Channel-Maui County Windward Waters-Maui County Leeward Waters-Maalaea Bay- Big Island Windward Waters-Big Island Leeward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters.
Gale Warning until 6 AM HST Friday for Pailolo Channel- Alenuihaha Channel.
Small Craft Advisory from 6 AM to 6 PM HST Friday for Pailolo Channel-Alenuihaha Channel.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 847 PM HST Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
Strong and gusty easterly trade winds will gradually ease Friday in the weekend as a strong high pressure slowly drifts northeast then weakens. Showers will favor windward and mountain areas with some reaching the leeward areas. Drier and more stable conditions will return over the weekend, while the easterly trades become moderate to breezy. Rainfall chances could trend up again early next week as an upper level disturbance moves through and trade winds increase.
DISCUSSION
A 1034 mb surface high north of the area will drive strong trade winds through tonight. A Wind Advisory for the typically windier areas of Maui County and the Big Island remains in effect through tonight. In addition to the winds, spotty windward shower coverage is expected, especially overnight through the morning periods due to a sufficient amount of low level moisture and a weak upper trough in the area. These showers will be moving through swiftly with minimal accumulations anticipated.
Drier and more stable conditions will briefly return over the weekend as upper heights rise and precipitable water dip to around an inch.
Trade winds are expected to ease into the moderate range Sunday as the high weakens far northeast of the state and a front passes north of the state.
A return of breezy to strong trades is possible through the first half of next week as high pressure builds north of the state (near 1050 mb). The 00Z GFS shows a surface trough building over the state that could create lighter winds while the ECMWF holds a more moderate solution. Regardless of these differences, both depict an upper trough digging southward over the region and precipitable water increasing creating an increased chance of heavier trade wind showers Monday through midweek.
AVIATION
Surface high pressure north of the state will maintain strong and gusty winds through tomorrow. Low level moisture carried in on these trades will bring clouds and showers to windward and mauka areas, with the best chance of seeing brief MVFR conditions across these areas overnight into the morning hours when shower activity will be at its peak. If the showers become more widespread tonight, AIRMET Sierra for tempo mountain obscuration may be needed for windward portions of the island terrain. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail.
AIRMET Tango is in effect for tempo moderate turbulence lee of the island terrain. This AIRMET will likely be needed through tomorrow. It is also in effect for 30 kt or greater winds from Molokai to the Big Island through tonight.
MARINE
Strong- to gale-force winds will continue overnight, then ease into the fresh to strong category Friday through Saturday as the ridge begins to weaken north of the state. This will support transitioning the gales in place over the Pailolo and Alenuihaha Channels back to a Small Craft Advisory (SCA), and potentially reducing the coverage of the SCA in the Friday morning forecast package. The weakening trend will continue through the weekend as a front passes far to the north, likely enough to lower the SCA for all waters Sunday into Monday. For the extended forecast (Tuesday through midweek), confidence remains low due to model discrepancies and inconsistent solutions from cycle to cycle over the past few days. Although we would typically anticipate strong- to gale-force easterly trades with the ~1050 mb high setting up north of the state, the positioning of the tail-end of the aforementioned front between this high pressure system and the Hawaiian waters is making this challenging to predict.
Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will remain small through early next week, with mainly overlapping small northwest medium- to long-period swells moving through. An upward trend is possible beginning Tuesday as a potential moderate sized, short- to medium-period north swell arrives from a decent sized area of north to northeast winds focused at the islands nearby to the north between the strong high pressure system and tail-end of the front. Again, confidence in the details for this setup remains low at this time.
Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy due to the strong winds impacting the area locally and upstream. As the winds lower over the weekend, expect the surf to ease and remain small into Monday. Similar to north facing shores, an upward trend is possible by midweek depending on how the scenario evolves.
Surf along south facing shores will remain small with mainly a combination of background south-southwest swells and shorter period southeast trade wind energy moving through. For the extended (late next week/weekend), a small medium-period southeast swell can't be ruled out. Guidance continues to show a decent sized batch of persistent strong southeast winds setting up southeast of the Tuamotu Islands late this weekend into early next week that is focused at the islands within the 150 deg directional band.
HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Wind Advisory until 6 AM HST Friday for Lanai Mauka-Maui Windward West-Maui Leeward West-Kohala-Big Island Interior-Lanai Windward-Lanai Leeward-Maui Central Valley North-Maui Central Valley South-Windward Haleakala-South Haleakala-Big Island Southeast-Big Island North.
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST Friday for Kauai Northwest Waters-Kauai Windward Waters-Kauai Leeward Waters-Kauai Channel- Oahu Windward Waters-Oahu Leeward Waters-Kaiwi Channel-Maui County Windward Waters-Maui County Leeward Waters-Maalaea Bay- Big Island Windward Waters-Big Island Leeward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters.
Gale Warning until 6 AM HST Friday for Pailolo Channel- Alenuihaha Channel.
Small Craft Advisory from 6 AM to 6 PM HST Friday for Pailolo Channel-Alenuihaha Channel.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
KLIH1 - 1615680 - Kahului Bay, Maui, HI | 22 mi | 54 min | ENE 16G | 73°F | 76°F | 30.17 | ||
51205 | 30 mi | 46 min | 75°F | 7 ft | ||||
51202 - Mokapu Point, HI (098) | 80 mi | 46 min | 76°F | 8 ft |
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Airport Reports
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PHNY LANAI,HI | 23 sm | 46 min | NE 06 | 10 sm | Clear | 64°F | 63°F | 94% | 30.21 | |
PHOG KAHULUI,HI | 23 sm | 48 min | NE 16G25 | 10 sm | Clear | 72°F | 63°F | 73% | 30.16 |
Tide / Current for Kuheia Bay, Kahoolawe Island, Hawaii
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Kuheia Bay
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Fri -- 01:18 AM HST 0.41 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 05:33 AM HST 0.89 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:21 AM HST Sunrise
Fri -- 09:03 AM HST Moonset
Fri -- 11:29 AM HST -0.02 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:40 PM HST Sunset
Fri -- 07:13 PM HST 1.86 feet High Tide
Fri -- 10:52 PM HST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 01:18 AM HST 0.41 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 05:33 AM HST 0.89 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:21 AM HST Sunrise
Fri -- 09:03 AM HST Moonset
Fri -- 11:29 AM HST -0.02 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:40 PM HST Sunset
Fri -- 07:13 PM HST 1.86 feet High Tide
Fri -- 10:52 PM HST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Kuheia Bay, Kahoolawe Island, Hawaii, Tide feet
12 am |
0.5 |
1 am |
0.4 |
2 am |
0.4 |
3 am |
0.6 |
4 am |
0.8 |
5 am |
0.9 |
6 am |
0.9 |
7 am |
0.8 |
8 am |
0.6 |
9 am |
0.4 |
10 am |
0.1 |
11 am |
0 |
12 pm |
0 |
1 pm |
0.1 |
2 pm |
0.4 |
3 pm |
0.8 |
4 pm |
1.2 |
5 pm |
1.5 |
6 pm |
1.8 |
7 pm |
1.9 |
8 pm |
1.8 |
9 pm |
1.6 |
10 pm |
1.4 |
11 pm |
1.1 |
Kihei
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Fri -- 01:09 AM HST 0.46 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:08 AM HST 0.94 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:21 AM HST Sunrise
Fri -- 09:02 AM HST Moonset
Fri -- 12:00 PM HST 0.08 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:39 PM HST Sunset
Fri -- 07:31 PM HST 1.99 feet High Tide
Fri -- 10:51 PM HST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 01:09 AM HST 0.46 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:08 AM HST 0.94 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:21 AM HST Sunrise
Fri -- 09:02 AM HST Moonset
Fri -- 12:00 PM HST 0.08 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:39 PM HST Sunset
Fri -- 07:31 PM HST 1.99 feet High Tide
Fri -- 10:51 PM HST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Kihei, Maui (Hawaii), Tide feet
12 am |
0.6 |
1 am |
0.5 |
2 am |
0.5 |
3 am |
0.6 |
4 am |
0.8 |
5 am |
0.9 |
6 am |
0.9 |
7 am |
0.9 |
8 am |
0.8 |
9 am |
0.6 |
10 am |
0.4 |
11 am |
0.2 |
12 pm |
0.1 |
1 pm |
0.2 |
2 pm |
0.4 |
3 pm |
0.8 |
4 pm |
1.2 |
5 pm |
1.6 |
6 pm |
1.8 |
7 pm |
2 |
8 pm |
2 |
9 pm |
1.8 |
10 pm |
1.6 |
11 pm |
1.2 |
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