Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 05, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| 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 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:36 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:27 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly clear. Hazy. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph in the afternoon and evening, becoming light and variable. |
Swell Summary
The current small northwest swell will continue to decline through Thursday. A series of small west-northwest to northwest swells will maintain below average surf through at least the first half of next week. The median H1/10 for the month of March is 12 feet (Goddard-Caldwell Database). The first small west-northwest swell will arrive Thursday night and peak Friday night, followed by another small northwest bump Saturday night into Sunday. This should maintain some small surf along north and west facing through early next week. A compact storm-force low currently just off the coast of Japan could produce another small west-northwest swell around Tuesday of next week.
Choppy east shore surf did increase to seasonal averages today due to the strengthening east to east-southeast winds. Little change is expected along east facing shores over the next few days followed by a slight increase over the weekend. Surf along east facing shores should decline early next week as winds veer towards the southerly direction. Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend, and some islands may see an increase in choppy surf if strong southerly winds develop early next week. A small long- period south swell is also possible around Tuesday of next week.
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


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