Good afternoon, this is your Hawaii Surf Zone Forecast for Thursday, April 2nd, 2026.

We're looking at a transitional period across the islands as northeast trade wind swells continue their gradual fade through the weekend. The short period northeast swell that's been delivering some fun size to north and east-facing shores will slowly diminish as the moderate trades ease up, which means expect that northeastern exposure to progressively decline but still pack enough punch and chop to keep things interesting through the rest of the week.

The real story developing is what's on the horizon for north and west-facing beaches. These exposures have been pretty modest, but that's about to change. A small to medium-period west-northwest swell is expected to arrive Friday night, followed by a second small northwest swell arriving late Saturday. Looking ahead to early next week, things get more intriguing with a small to moderate medium-period west-northwest swell expected to arrive and fill in nicely by midweek. South-facing shores will continue picking up small reinforcements through the weekend before a slightly larger long-period south swell arrives early next week to provide some welcome variety.

Let's break down what you're looking at tonight and tomorrow for the major islands.

Starting with Kauai, tonight expect north-facing beaches to see three to five feet in the evening dropping to two to four feet by morning. West-facing shores staying tiny at zero to two feet. South-facing beaches offering two to four feet tonight, while east-facing exposures deliver the best action at four to six feet. Friday brings a noticeable decline. North-facing breaks dropping to two to four feet in the morning, one to three by evening. East-facing still respectable at three to five in the morning fading to two to four. South-facing dropping to two to four morning, one to three afternoon. Conditions look mostly sunny with scattered showers and temperatures around eighty degrees. Light northeast winds around ten to fifteen miles per hour will keep things from getting too chappy.

Oahu's looking similar with tonight's north-facing surf running three to five feet dropping to two to four by morning. East-facing delivering the best conditions at four to six feet tonight, three to five tomorrow morning. Friday brings lighter conditions across the board with northeast winds around fifteen miles per hour. The UV index tomorrow will be very high, so sunscreen is essential if you're heading out. West-facing shores remain small at zero to two feet both nights.

Maui follows the same pattern with east and north-facing exposures seeing the bulk of tonight's activity at four to six and three to five feet respectively. West-facing shores showing one to three feet tonight, easing to zero to two tomorrow. Friday trends lighter across all exposures. Mostly cloudy conditions through midday then clearing up with scattered showers and light northeast winds around ten miles per hour.

The Big Island's windward and southeast side gets four to six feet on east-facing shores tonight, three to five tomorrow morning. North-facing beaches showing three to five tonight, two to four tomorrow. The leeward side remains quiet as expected, with south-facing shores offering two to four feet tonight, one to three tomorrow. West-facing stays minimal at zero to two feet.

Bottom line, if you're chasing waves tonight, hit the east and north-facing exposures where the northeast swell still has some muscle. By tomorrow, conditions will be noticeably smaller, but the promise of fresh swell Friday night should keep things on the radar. Keep an eye on that developing northwest swell, because early next week could shape up nicely with medium-period groundswell arriving from multiple directions. Stay safe out there, watch for rip currents, and as always, check hawaiibeachsafety.com for conditions at your favorite breaks.

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