Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 30, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Hazy. | ||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph early in the evening, becoming light and variable. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:56 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:11 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 5-7 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Hazy. Isolated 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 | 7:00 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:15 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A large northwest swell will fill in tonight into Friday morning, and surf heights will peak at High Surf Advisory levels along exposed north and west facing shores. A slightly bigger, and longer period northwest (300-320 degree) swell is expected to overlap Friday. This second swell is expected to peak Friday afternoon and evening, pushing surf heights above warning levels into Saturday for select north and west facing shores. The large northwest swells will decline Saturday into early next week. A potentially extra large northwest (310-330 degree) swell may fill in from Tuesday onward next week.
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 also remain small over the next several days.
NORTH EAST
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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
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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
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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
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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



