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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 02, 2026

Published October 1, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy
until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.3 feet 04:52 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 12:02 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 08:15 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:11 AM HST.
Sunset 6:08 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


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

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.1 feet 05:30 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 12:39 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.6 feet 03:17 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 06:57 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 12:45 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 08:53 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 08:51 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 05:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:15 AM HST.
Sunset 6:12 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The moderate, short to medium period west to southwest swell originating from Tropical Storm Nolo will continue for Niihau and Kauai through Friday night. Additionally, a small background south swell continues for other islands, holding surf mostly steady along south facing shores. A new small long period south swell, originating from a large fetch of gale force winds southeast of New Zealand earlier this week, is forecast to arrive beginning Sunday afternoon and peak Monday through Wednesday.

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A slight boost in north shore surf is expected on Friday due to a brief, short to medium period northerly swell building into the region. Additional rounds of tiny northwest swell energy will reach north and west facing shores early next week as the storms tracking near the Aleutian Islands become increasingly active. Surf along east facing shores will see a slight boost and become more choppy as easterly trades build back into the region this weekend.

NORTH EAST

NORTH WEST

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WEST

SOUTH EAST

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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