Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 12, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:04 AM HST. | ||||||
| Sunset | 6:37 PM HST. | ||||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Swell Summary
A medium-period south swell will gradually decline through Monday. By Tuesday, however, a new south swell will arrive, once again providing a boost to surf along south facing shores through mid week before gradually subsiding into the weekend.
A moderate, short to medium-period northwest swell generated by the gale force low to the northwest filled in early this morning and is providing small to moderate surf to north and west facing shores this afternoon. Another northwest reinforcement will arrive on Sunday and maintain small to moderate surf through the weekend, followed by a decline in northwest swell energy next week.
Surf along east facing shores remains below seasonal average with lighter than average trade winds near and upstream of the islands forecast through next week.
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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