Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 03, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 10-14 | 10-14 | 10-14 | 9-12 |
| East Facing | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:55 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:53 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph early, becoming light and variable, then becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Numerous showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:59 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:57 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A moderate, medium-period north to north-northeast swell (360-030 deg) will peak this evening and hold through Saturday morning, then slowly decrease. Surf heights along north facing shores are expected to peak just below High Surf Advisory thresholds.
Surf along east facing shores should lower tonight into Saturday, as trade winds weaken. However, a fetch of strong to locally near gale force trade winds will bring a significant increase of easterly wind swell from Sunday night into early next week and could boost surf heights to approach or surpass advisory thresholds for east facing shores. Surf along south facing shores will remain tiny through the forecast period.
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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