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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 17, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
East Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.8 feet 12:24 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 04:04 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 10:37 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:39 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 06:18 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 01:01 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 04:42 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 06:27 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:50 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 05:48 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 11:14 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 11:26 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:05 AM HST.
Sunset 6:43 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will trend up Thursday as a fresh north-northwest arrives and builds down the island chain. Surf may near the advisory levels for exposed north and west facing shores Thursday night into Friday as this swell peaks. A downward trend is then expected over the weekend, with the swell shifting out of north. Surf along east facing shores will remain below average through Friday, then potentially begin to trend up over the weekend. Surf along south facing shores will remain small, with mainly overlapping background south swells moving through. A larger pulse of south-southwest swell may arrive Tuesday.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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  

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

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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