Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 09, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | |||
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| Surf | Surf | ||||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | ||
| North Facing | 6-8 | 5-7 | 6-8 | 6-8 | |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:07 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:37 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the evening, then becoming north after midnight. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:11 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:41 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The current north swell will continue to decline through Wednesday with a small north reinforcement Thursday and Friday. Small surf heights expected for the weekend.
A moderate period south swell will keep surf heights slightly elevated, but below advisory levels along south facing shores through Thursday before tapering off through the rest of the week.
The current long period south swell will peak today near or slightly above the summer average heights. This swell will trend lower on Wednesday and surf will then return to small background levels from Friday into the weekend. Rough, choppy surf will continue along east facing shores as trade wind speeds remain elevated.
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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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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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




