Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 15, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 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. Scattered showers. | ||||||
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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Sunrise | 6:02 AM HST. | |||||
Sunset | 6:38 PM HST. |
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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Surf | Surf | |||
PM | AM | AM | PM | |
West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east. |
Swell Summary
A small to moderate size, medium period northwest swell is filling around Kauai and Oahu today. Nearshore buoys are observing a 4 to 6 foot swell peaking in the 14 to 16 second bands this afternoon. This swell will result in slightly over head to double head high surf within the highest sets along many north and west-facing shores through the early Tuesday morning hours. The swell will decline from Tuesday morning into Wednesday. A larger moderate size north northwest swell will arrive Thursday. If this swell comes in as guidance is currently suggesting, surf will achieve High Surf Advisory heights along many of the north and west-facing shores of the smaller islands Thursday night and Friday.
East-facing shore surf will remain somewhat rough tonight due to recent strong east trades over and upstream of the islands. As winds fall off in the coming days, responding east chop will significantly drop off.
Surf along south-facing shores will remain small and mostly at background levels through Thursday. A series of small overlapping south swells could increase surf up to seasonal levels from Friday through the weekend.
NORTH EAST
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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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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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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