Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 25, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 9-12 | 9-12 | 9-12 |
| East Facing | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. |
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Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east. |
Swell Summary
Surf along north facing shores will remain small for the remainder of the afternoon before a moderate, medium period north-northeast (010-030 degrees) swell fills in this evening. This swell will peak Christmas Day near High Surf Advisory levels, before declining Friday. This swell has been filling in at the offshore buoys through the day with most of the energy to be focused over the eastern end of the state when it arrives. A Marine Weather Statement is in place for moderate harbor surges at Kahului and Hilo tonight through Christmas Day. A combination of the declining north northeast swell and a small long period west northwest swell will keep small surf through the weekend. West facing shores will see a tiny, moderate period west swell hold through the day. The next large long period northwest swell is expected over the first half of next week but stay tuned as the system develops northwest of the islands.
Rough and choppy surf along east facing shores will remain elevated tonight before gradually declining as trade winds ease slightly tonight. With the building north-northeast swell expected this evening, exposed shorelines will see wrapping energy through 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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