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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 27, 2026

Published August 26, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 4-6 4-6 5-7
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 09:05 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 02:26 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly
sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.0 feet 08:22 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 03:10 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:04 AM HST.
Sunset 6:40 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 4-6 4-6 5-7
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the evening, then becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 2.2 feet 03:23 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 09:42 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 03:04 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.5 feet 03:28 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 10:13 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:36 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.0 feet 08:59 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.2 feet 09:07 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 03:56 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, long period south swell will continue to fill in overnight and peak Thursday afternoon into Friday. This swell could push surf towards advisory thresholds before slowly fading over the weekend.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy due to persistent trade wind swell. A small, medium period east swell from Tropical Storm Iselle may fill in Friday, peak Saturday before slowly fading into early next week.

Surf along north facing shores will remain tiny to flat.

NORTH EAST

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NORTH WEST

WEST

SOUTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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