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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 18, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Friday
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 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.8 feet 07:35 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 02:58 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.1 feet 10:39 AM HST.
Low 1.4 feet 04:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:51 AM HST.
Sunset 7:02 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph early, becoming
light and variable.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 08:13 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 03:35 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 1.0 feet 03:57 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 08:43 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 03:37 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.6 feet 11:17 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 05:12 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 11:22 AM HST.
Sunrise 5:55 AM HST.
Sunset 7:06 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Fading south and south-southeast swells will maintain below average surf on south facing shores through Friday. A slight bump in surf is expected this weekend as a new long- period southwest swell arrives from the Tasman Sea, along with a small short-period south-southeast swell. The Tasman swell is expected to peak Saturday, with surf heights topping near the summer average, before gradually declining into early next week. Surf along east facing shores will continue to remain rough and choppy due to the fresh to locally strong trade winds. Surf along north facing shores will remain nearly flat through the weekend.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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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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