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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 15, 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 1-3
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
north after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 04:49 PM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 11:42 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:29 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.3 feet 09:45 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 05:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:44 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds West winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 05:27 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 12:19 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 04:07 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 05:31 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 01:00 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 05:08 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.2 feet 10:22 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 10:26 AM HST.
Sunrise 5:48 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current moderate period south-southwest swell will continue to decline through tonight. Expect mainly background energy along south-facing shores on Thursday. A tiny long-period south- southwest swell is possible this weekend. Otherwise, expect mainly background energy through the middle of next week.

Surf along east-facing shores will remain rough and choppy the next several days due to the fresh to locally strong trades. Surf along north-facing shores will remain small with some background northwest energy moving through throughout the week and into the weekend.

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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