Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 22, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| 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 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | ||||||
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| 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 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| 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.
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




