Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 23, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Sunday
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
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph, becoming
northwest.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 02:13 PM HST.
High 1.9 feet 11:21 PM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 07:44 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 10:22 AM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 04:18 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:21 AM HST.
Sunset 6:32 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Sunday
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
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 02:50 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 11:59 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 02:49 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 11:28 PM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 08:21 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 11:00 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 04:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 07:41 AM HST.
High 0.4 feet 12:00 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 04:39 PM HST.
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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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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