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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 28, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 5-7 4-6 4-6 4-6
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 11:37 PM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 08:36 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:19 AM HST.
Sunset 5:49 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 12:14 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.6 feet 04:10 PM HST.
High 0.6 feet 07:11 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 12:21 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.8 feet 09:14 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 08:57 AM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 05:25 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:23 AM HST.
Sunset 5:53 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along north facing shores will see a slight decline tonight into Tuesday as a short to medium period north-northwest (330-340 degree) swell slowly fades. An incoming moderate short-period north-northwest (330-350 degree) swell will produce another bump in north shore surf Tuesday night into Wednesday. However, the low that generated Wednesday's swell was rather compact and fast- moving so there remains some uncertainty regarding potential surf heights. Model guidance for north swells have trended towards a low bias so surf heights may come in higher then predicted. Stay tuned for more details. A new north-northwest swell will bring near advisory level surf over the weekend along exposed north and west facing shores.

Surf along east facing shores will remain small to moderate as the trades ease. Although, shorelines exposed to the north swell on Wednesday may see an increase in surf. South facing shores will continue to see mainly small background swells through the week.

NORTH EAST

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am        pm  

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  

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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

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.

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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

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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