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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 09, 2026

Published October 8, 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 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 5-7 5-7 6-8 6-8
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 01:42 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 07:59 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 02:19 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.4 feet 08:14 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:09 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:13 AM HST.
Sunset 6:02 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 6-8 6-8 7-10 7-10
South Facing 5-7 5-7 6-8 6-8
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
clear. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
north around 5 mph after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 02:20 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 08:36 PM HST.
High 1.9 feet 02:57 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.0 feet 02:35 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 08:53 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:18 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.3 feet 08:51 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 02:47 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 09:19 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 03:09 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:17 AM HST.
Sunset 6:06 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Moderate south swell will continue into next week with a long period reinforcement arriving Saturday. Surf along south facing shores will remain just below advisory levels along south facing shores during this time before declining by the middle of next week.

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Moderate surf is also expected along north and west facing shores through Friday and declining through the weekend. A slightly larger swell will arrive around Tuesday, boosting north shore surf but staying below advisory levels. West facing shores will be impacted by both the northwest and south swells, but surf should stay below advisory levels. Surf along east facing shores will remain small as local winds remain fairly weak.

NORTH EAST

NORTH WEST

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WEST

SOUTH EAST

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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