Hawaii Surf Forecast Tuesday April 28 Northwest Swell Arrives Wednesday Strong Surf Expected Friday Saturday

About this episode

The episode provides a detailed surf forecast for Hawaii, highlighting upcoming swells and surf conditions for the week.

Good evening surfers, this is your Hawaii surf forecast brought to you by the National Weather Service in Honolulu for Tuesday, April 28th, 2026. Let's break down what's happening across the islands right now and what's coming your way over the next few days. Starting with the north and west facing shores, we're looking at small surf tonight before conditions improve. A small bump is possible on Wednesday, but here's where it gets interesting. An upward trend is expected during the second half of the week as a northwest swell arrives as early as Wednesday night. This swell is originating from a storm-force low that tracked into the Bering Sea over the weekend, and it's been confirmed by satellite data, so we're fairly confident it's going to materialize. Looking further ahead to Friday and Saturday, another storm-force low positioned east of Japan will send a moderate, longer-period northwest swell our direction. This one has the potential to push surf heights toward advisory levels along exposed north and west facing shores, so definitely keep an eye on that development. Now, for those of you eyeing the south facing beaches, expect small conditions through much of the week with…

Topics covered

• surf forecast
• Hawaii
• northwest swell
• surf conditions
• weather update

Keywords

• Hawaii surf
• forecast
• northwest swell
• surf heights
• weather

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Weather Service

Places: Hawaii, Bering Sea, Japan, New Zealand

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