Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 29, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly clear. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph. |
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| Weather | Sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:10 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 6-8 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly clear. Isolated showers. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:14 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A significant northwest swell is expected to impact the state over the next several days. This swell will begin building down the island chain on Thursday and will be a long duration event, with a peak centered around the Friday through Saturday time frame. Heights will exceed advisory levels by Thursday, then warning levels Friday through Saturday. This swell will then decline early next week before an even larger, extra large swell arrives in the islands by Tuesday. Impacts associated with the warning-level surf Friday through Saturday will likely lead to some water reaching areas that typically remain dry along exposed coasts, including vulnerable low-lying roadways and infrastructure. This likelihood will especially increase if the peak surf coincides with the overnight high tide cycle Friday night.
Surf along east-facing shores will remain small due to the lack of trades locally and upstream of the state. Surf along south-facing shores will gradually ease Thursday as a small, long-period south- southwest swell gradually declines.
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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