Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 12, 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 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:49 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 7:03 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the evening, then becoming east after midnight. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:53 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 7:07 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend as a small background south southwest swell moves through. A small, long period south swell is expected to gradually build at the start of next week, with surf peaking near average Tuesday before slowly tapering off through the second half of next week. Rough, choppy east- facing shore surf may drop a touch over the weekend as trade winds ease slightly locally and upstream but should pick right back up next week. A very small northwest swell may pass through early next week, providing tiny surf along north facing shores Monday and Tuesday before becoming nearly flat through the remain forecast period.
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




