Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 24, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:42 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:53 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Numerous showers. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 10 mph, becoming northwest in the evening, then becoming southeast after midnight. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will gradually build through Saturday as a long period south-southwest swell is expected to fill in and generate near-seasonal surf through the weekend before declining early next week. A similarly-sized long-period south-southwest swell is expected to arrive Wednesday into Thursday, bringing another boost to south shore surf. East shore surf will remain near seasonal average through the weekend as trade winds persist, then gradually decline into midweek as the trades weaken slightly. Tiny surf will prevail along north facing shores through early next week. A small to moderate medium-period northwest swell will arrive late Wednesday into Thursday of next week, bringing above average surf.
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




