Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 19, 2026

August 18, 2026, 8:00 PM HST
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast










Shores
Tonight
Wednesday




Surf

Surf




PM
AM
AM
PM 




North Facing
0-2
0-2
0-2
0-2 




East Facing
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4 




South Facing
4-6
4-6
3-5
3-5 







TONIGHT







Weather
Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly

                            cloudy. Scattered showers. 		




Low Temperature
In the lower 70s. 




Winds
North winds around 5 mph.











Tides




   Hilo Bay
High 1.6 feet 05:49 PM HST.




Low 0.3 feet 01:00 AM HST.
















WEDNESDAY







Weather
Partly sunny. Scattered showers. 




High Temperature
In the mid 80s. 




Winds
North winds around 5 mph. 











Tides




   Hilo Bay
High 1.9 feet 09:08 AM HST. 











Sunrise
6:02 AM HST. 




Sunset
6:46 PM HST.









Forecast for Big Island Leeward











Shores
Tonight
Wednesday




Surf

Surf




PM
AM
AM
PM 




West Facing
2-4
2-4
1-3
1-3 




South Facing
4-6
4-6
3-5
3-5 







TONIGHT







Weather
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. 




Low Temperature
Around 70. 




Winds
West winds around 5 mph early, becoming

                            light and variable.		











Tides




   Kona
High 1.3 feet 06:27 PM HST.




Low 0.2 feet 01:37 AM HST.




   Kawaihae
Low 1.0 feet 03:04 PM HST.




High 1.2 feet 07:09 PM HST.




Low 0.3 feet 01:54 AM HST.
















WEDNESDAY







Weather
Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.

                            Scattered showers. 		




High Temperature
In the upper 80s. 




Winds
Light and variable winds, becoming west

                            around 5 mph in the afternoon.		











Tides




   Kona
High 1.6 feet 09:46 AM HST.




Low 0.9 feet 04:24 PM HST.




High 1.1 feet 05:45 PM HST.




   Kawaihae
High 1.9 feet 09:55 AM HST. 











Sunrise
6:06 AM HST. 




Sunset
6:50 PM HST.









Swell Summary




PacIOOS buoy Barber's Point has slowly have dropped over the past 24 hours to around 2 feet of swell at 13 seconds as of this afternoon. Surf along south facing shores will continue declining through midweek as south swell fades. Another long period south swell generated from gales just south and east of New Zealand will begin arriving late this week. Surf along east facing shores will also continue to fade as background flow becomes weaker. North facing shores will remain tiny throughout the week. 




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    Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

 
  
 
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