Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 22, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:06 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph early in the afternoon, becoming light and variable, then becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:10 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
New medium period NW (310) swell has arrived at the Hanalei PacIOOS Buoy this afternoon and and will continue building into area waters tonight. This swell will quickly peak just shy of the High Surf Advisory threshold tonight and fade during Thursday. Overlapping this swell will be a smaller NNW (340) swell that is forecast to arrive early Thursday peaking Thursday night into early Friday. A sharp downward trend for N shore surf is anticipated during the weekend followed by a large NW swell late Monday night and Tuesday. E shore surf remains below the seasonal average through the week. Surf along S shores remains very small through the 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: Semi glassy in the morning with NE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with NE 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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