Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 23, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Sunday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. | |||||
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Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
Winds | East winds around 10 mph, becoming northwest. |
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Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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High Temperature | Around 80. | ||||||
Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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Sunrise | 6:21 AM HST. | ||||||
Sunset | 6:32 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Sunday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. |
Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
Sunrise | 6:25 AM HST. |
Sunset | 6:36 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A small northwest swell will continue a gradual decline overnight, followed by a much larger swell Sunday and Monday. Long period forerunners of the new northwest swell (320 degrees) should build Sunday morning, and a sharp increase in swell is expected during the afternoon and evening, with surf along exposed north and west facing shores near or above High Surf Warning thresholds during the peak Sunday night and Monday. The swell will gradually decline Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a small north swell Thursday and Friday.
Choppy east shore surf, already below seasonal average, will decline Sunday as trade winds ease and will remain small through the coming week. Seasonably small surf will persist on southern shores, though a tiny bump will be possible during the middle of the week.
NORTH EAST
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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
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pm
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
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pm
Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.
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
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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