Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 04, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Sunday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 3-5 4-6 4-6
TONIGHT

Weather Sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy.
Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph, becoming west
after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.2 feet 01:03 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 09:19 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 05:14 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 0.8 feet 10:03 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 02:43 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:49 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
clear.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 01:40 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 09:57 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 05:51 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 01:49 PM HST.
High 1.9 feet 09:42 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:40 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 0.6 feet 10:41 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 03:20 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.7 feet 11:28 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 03:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:53 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south-facing shores will lower gradually tonight into Sunday as the current south swell declines. A fresh, long- period south-southwest swell (1 foot, 19 seconds) is expected to arrive by Sunday night, peaking Monday into Tuesday, bumping up surf heights slightly. A gradual downward trend is expected from late Tuesday through midweek.

Surf along north-facing shores will gradually ease over the weekend as a medium- period north-northwest swell fades. A series of small northwest swells next week will keep surf from going flat. Friday could see a small to medium north swell. Surf along east-facing shores will hold steady near seasonal averages through next week due to the persistent trades.

NORTH EAST

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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

am        pm  

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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

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.

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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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