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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for October 28, 2026

Published October 27, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Wednesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 5-7 4-6 4-6
East Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
South Facing 4-6 5-7 6-8 6-8
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.7 feet 03:14 PM HST.
Low -0.4 feet 09:29 PM HST.
High 3.0 feet 04:48 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.9 feet 11:31 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:19 AM HST.
Sunset 5:49 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Wednesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
South Facing 4-6 5-7 6-8 6-8
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph early in
the afternoon, becoming light and
variable.
Tides
Kona High 1.3 feet 03:52 PM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 10:06 PM HST.
High 2.4 feet 05:26 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.1 feet 04:37 PM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 10:14 PM HST.
High 2.8 feet 05:35 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Kona Low 0.6 feet 12:08 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 04:26 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 12:50 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 05:21 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:23 AM HST.
Sunset 5:53 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A moderate northwest swell will decline late tonight and Wednesday, allowing surf to fall below seasonal average along north- and exposed west-facing shores. This swell will fade by Thursday. A small, short- period north-northeast swell will persist through much of the week, and may even become moderate Thursday and Friday with the arrival of reinforcing energy from the northeast. A larger long-period northwest swell will arrive late Saturday and may push surf above the high surf advisory threshold Sunday and Monday.

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A series of overlapping south-southwest swells will continue through the weekend. The current swell is producing south shore surf near seasonal average, and additional pulses on Wednesday and Friday could produce above average surf.

Surf along most east-facing shores will be small through the first half of the week, but areas exposed to wrapping north to north- northeast swells will experience periods of moderate surf. A moderate northeast swell is possible Thursday and Friday.

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NORTH WEST

WEST

SOUTH EAST

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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