Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 22, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 03:36 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 11:07 PM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 06:09 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 11:32 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 04:59 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 04:13 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 11:45 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 04:08 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 11:31 PM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 06:46 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:10 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:36 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 06:51 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:43 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 05:45 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small surf is expected along north shores through this evening. A tiny, medium period northwest swell will fill in later tonight and provide a small boost in surf into Wednesday. Minimal surf is expected later Wednesday through Friday, followed by another small pulse of northwest swell next weekend.

South shore surf will be remain small through this evening. A small, long period south-southwest swell is expected to arrive late tonight, pushing surf along south facing shores above summer average. The swell will hold through Wednesday, then decline Thursday and Friday.

Surf along east facing shores will remain near or below average due to the lack of strong trade winds over or upstream of the islands.

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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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