Hawaii County Surf Forecast for March 26, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| East Facing | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||
| Winds | North winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||||
| Winds | North winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:18 AM HST. | ||||||
| Sunset | 6:33 PM HST. | ||||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:22 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:37 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
The forerunners of a small northwest swell have reached the northwest buoys and will arrive along the north shores tonight. The medium period swell is expected to peak around 3 feet on Thursday before gradually declining through the weekend. For east facing shores, short period wind wave energy from northeasterly trade winds will hold into the weekend. Strengthening northeasterly winds this weekend and potential gales associated with a low around one thousand miles northeast of the islands will lead to the potential for high surf advisories along north and east facing shores from Sunday into early next week.
For south facing shores, small background energy pulses will bring surf heights back above flat conditions Thursday evening into early 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



