Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 21, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Friday
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 2-4 2-4 2-4 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 03:11 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny until 12 PM, then sunny.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.2 feet 12:02 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly clear.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 03:48 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.4 feet 03:39 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 12:40 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 12:13 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:06 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will remain slightly below average through at least Friday morning, with near average heights possible by Saturday as a south-southwest swell trickles in. Surf along east- facing shores also remains below average, then is expected to build this weekend as the trades restrengthen. North facing shores will remain tiny through Friday, with a slight bump from Lala swell possible this weekend.

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Surf along east- and south-facing shores will be compounded by a southeast swell generated by Tropical Depression Two-C that will build through Sunday and then become south, then southwest through early next week. This short-period tropical swell could cause surf to approach advisory levels along east facing shores of the Big Island Saturday night into Sunday.

NORTH EAST

NORTH WEST

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WEST

SOUTH EAST

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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