Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 25, 2021

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Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2
South Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 11:22 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 05:44 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.6 feet 06:04 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 11:45 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:07 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 12:09 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 12:31 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 06:12 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 12:04 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 06:48 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 12:34 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf will remain below advisory levels along all shores for the next 7 days. East shore surf should hold close to seasonal levels through Thursday, lower slightly Friday, then hold at much below normal levels Saturday through early next week. Along south facing shores, several small southerly swells are expected during the next 7 days. The largest of the swells is forecast to move through over the weekend, boosting south shore surf close to the summertime average.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds to knee to waist high for the afternoon.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with SSE winds less than 5mph. Light sideshore texture conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 5-10mph.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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Conditions: Clean in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SSW 15-20mph.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy/semi bumpy in the morning with S winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SW 5-10mph. Glassy conditions are expected for the late day with W winds less than 5mph.

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high E short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNE winds 5-10mph. Sideshore texture/chop conditions for the afternoon as the winds increase to 10-15mph.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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