Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 19, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | ||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||
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| Sunrise | 5:43 AM HST. | ||||
| Sunset | 6:51 PM HST. | ||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Tuesday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph, becoming north in the evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. |
Swell Summary
A small size, short to medium period north northwest is expected fill in late tonight into Tuesday. Another small northwest to north northwest bump is expected over the weekend.
A series of small long-period south-southwest swells will provide surf near the summer average along south facing shores throughout the week. Strengthening trades later this week will bring an increase of short-period energy and will bring elevated surf along east facing shores by Thursday or Friday.
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 morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.
WEST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NNW winds 5-10mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the WNW.
SOUTH EAST
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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop with NE winds 10-15mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com




