Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 24, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Saturday
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
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.7 feet 07:02 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 12:15 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 06:41 AM HST.
High 2.7 feet 01:49 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Saturday
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
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Southwest winds around 10 mph, becoming
northwest in the evening, then becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 07:39 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 12:53 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.4 feet 08:16 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 01:15 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 07:18 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 02:27 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.4 feet 07:22 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 02:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:46 AM HST.
Sunset 6:57 PM HST.

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

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

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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.

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.

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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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