Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 24, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Sunday | ||
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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 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:03 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:42 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Sunday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly clear. Hazy. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:07 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:46 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Small overlapping medium and long period south swells will continue this afternoon and slowly fade into background levels by Sunday. Surf heights will continue to decline into Monday. Another series of small long period south swells will arrive by Tuesday, boosting south shore surf heights through Friday.
Surf along north and west facing shores will remain nearly flat for the next few days, while small trade wind driven wave chop will linger for east shores.
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




