Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 19, 2026

Published September 18, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph, becoming
north after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.6 feet 01:51 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.1 feet 11:11 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:08 AM HST.
Sunset 6:20 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Saturday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms with isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 02:28 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.7 feet 07:49 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 10:07 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 02:38 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 11:49 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 11:22 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:12 AM HST.
Sunset 6:24 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south-facing shores will remain above average through the weekend. The current long-period south-southwest swell will peak this evening, then gradually decline through the weekend as the next moderate, long-period south swell fills in late Saturday through Monday, possibly nearing advisory criteria.

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Moderate surf along east-facing shores will persist over the next several days as fresh to locally strong trades continue. Surf along north-facing shores will remain flat to tiny, with a minor bump possible Tuesday into Wednesday next week.

NORTH EAST

NORTH WEST

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WEST

SOUTH EAST

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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