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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 17, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Monday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 6-8 6-8 5-7
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.0 feet 04:43 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 10:46 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 04:14 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 10:35 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:26 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Monday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Partly sunny until 8 PM, then partly
cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy.
Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 05:21 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 11:23 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 04:52 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.7 feet 05:45 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 12:01 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:23 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 11:12 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 05:57 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 11:29 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:30 AM HST.
Sunset 6:35 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small to moderate, medium-period north-northwest swell (340-350 degree) is expected to arrive tonight, peak Monday then slowly fade into Wednesday, providing a boost in surf for north and some exposed west facing shores. In the long range, a series of small, long-period northwest (310-330 degree) swells look to keep surf from going flat for north and west facing shores Tuesday through much of next week.

Expect choppy surf along east facing shores through early next week. East shore surf may pick up a notch or two by midweek as wind speeds increase locally and upstream. A small boost in south shore surf may start as early as Monday night as series of small, long-period south swells move through the state through the upcoming week.

NORTH EAST

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am        pm  

Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.

Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.

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Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting N 20-25mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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