Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 23, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming south after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 6:57 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:06 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:10 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf along exposed north- and west-facing shores will remain at advisory levels into Friday as overlapping west-northwest and north- northwest swells move through. As such a High Surf Advisory is in effect for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai and Oahu through 6am Friday. Guidance shows the swell easing late Friday into the weekend, with a small, long- period northwest swell arriving late Saturday. Surf along east-facing shores will remain small into next week due to the lack of persistent trade winds locally and upstream.
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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