Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 23, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 6-8 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:51 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:47 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south after midnight. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:55 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:51 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A small north swell will continue to gradually decline into Wednesday. A moderate, medium period north-northeast swell will arrive late Wednesday, and during the peak Thursday and Friday, surf along north facing shores could approach the High Surf Advisory level, with the largest swells favoring the eastern end of the island chain. The north swell will decline over the weekend as a small northwest swell arrives.
For east facing shores, wrapping north swell will produce small surf across exposed coastlines tonight, while building trade winds lead to an increase in short period trade wind energy. Breezy trades will produce rough conditions above seasonal average Tuesday and Wednesday. Short period trade wind swell will decline by Christmas, but wrapping northerly swell will affect exposed eastern shores into Friday. Surf along south facing shores will remain very small through the week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the early morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.
SOUTH EAST
am pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 10-15mph. This becomes Sideshore texture/chop for the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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