Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 27, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
south around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.2 feet 07:17 PM HST.
High 2.5 feet 01:55 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 08:12 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 02:08 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:17 AM HST.
Sunset 6:33 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 07:54 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 02:33 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 08:06 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 02:39 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Sunny. Hazy.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 08:49 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 02:46 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 09:10 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 03:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:21 AM HST.
Sunset 6:37 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current north northwest swell will continue to fade even as a new medium period swell out of the north northeast builds in. This will provide a slight boost in north- facing shore surf with many sets coming in waist to head high Friday and Saturday. For the coming week, a series of multiple small north and northwest swells will generate below average surf along along north and west facing shores.

South-facing shores should remain small with some background long period south southwest swell expected to arrive Thursday or Friday. East-facing shore chop will also remain small due to the absence of any significant trade fetch. However, select east-facing exposures may see a small bump in surf due to wrap from the north- northeast swells Thursday and Friday.

Weak high pressure over the Islands will gradually strengthen over the next few days. This will result in several days of light to gentle easterlies, with slightly higher winds over windward Maui and Big Island. Near shore, localized sea breezes will likely predominate during the day and light offshore winds at night.

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NORTH EAST

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

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am        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

am        pm  

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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

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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