Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 29, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:55 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:58 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the evening, then becoming north after midnight. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. |
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| High Temperature | In the upper 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 5:59 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 7:02 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The first in a series of long-period swells will arrive late Tuesday afternoon or evening and will push south shore surf to summertime average on Wednesday. Long-period forerunners of a much larger swell will overlap the first swell on Wednesday, and the new swell will peak at 4 to 5 feet on Thursday, producing surf in excess of the High Surf Advisory threshold through Friday. The swell will gradually decline over the weekend and will be followed by another sizable south swell early next week. Smaller short-period southeast to south swells from nearby tropical systems may also move through the area Wednesday into Friday.
East shore surf will trend up over the next few days as trade winds strengthen. Surf along east facing shores will rise to seasonal average late Wednesday or Thursday and hold into the weekend, followed by a likely decline early next week.
Flat summer conditions along north facing shores may be interrupted this weekend by a small long-period northwest swell from Typhoon Krosa, currently in the western Pacific.
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




