Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 16, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:15 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 5:57 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:19 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:01 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Moderate to long period NW swell energy will generally persist over the next couple of days as a series of NW swells filter across the area, maintaining near to above average surf along north-facing shores through Friday. A brief, NNW swell may move through late Friday, but should taper off quickly on Saturday. Surf along north-facing shores will trend down through the weekend.
A series of small, medium to long period S swells will continue to filter into the area through the rest of the week and into the weekend, keeping south-facing shores from going flat. East-facing shores will remain small through the near term, but will see increasing short period action as trades strengthen over the latter part of the week.
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




