Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 20, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Sunday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 3-5 3-5 2-4
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 09:05 PM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.3 feet 01:26 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:58 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Sunday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy
until 12 AM, then partly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph in the
afternoon and evening, becoming light
and variable.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 09:43 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.8 feet 09:21 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:43 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Sunny.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 02:03 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.4 feet 10:11 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A moderate, medium period NNW swell has shifted more N and will gradually trend down through Sunday producing below average surf along N and W facing shores. A tiny, long period NW swell will fill in Monday into Tuesday before subsiding Wednesday which will prevent surf from going flat. In the long range, guidance depicts a gale forming Monday near the Kurils then tracking northeast to the western Aleutians by Wednesday. In this scenario, Hawaii would experience an uptick in the NW swell next weekend.

Surf along E facing shores will remain below the April average through the weekend. E shore surf could becomes tiny by mid week as southerly winds emerge.

A tiny, long period S swell will move through this weekend providing a small boost in surf along S facing shores. A larger, long- period SSW swell will fill in Monday into Tuesday and produce near to above average surf along S facing shores.

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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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