Hawaii County Surf Forecast for April 16, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:01 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:39 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the evening, then becoming light and variable after midnight. |
Swell Summary
Small surf along exposed north and west facing shores will continue to lower through Wednesday as a northwest swell fades. A medium period north-northwest swell will build Thursday and will push surf near High Surf Advisory levels during the peak Thursday night and early Friday. This swell will steadily decline and shift out of the north later Friday and the weekend.
Surf along east facing shores will trend down tonight as trades ease. East shore surf will be small through at least Saturday and will likely rise to around April average on Sunday.
Surf along south facing shores will remain small through most of the week, with mainly overlapping background south swells moving through. A larger pulse of south-southwest swell may arrive Tuesday.
NORTH EAST
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Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.
Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
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Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.
WEST
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Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.
Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.
SOUTH EAST
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Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting N 20-25mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com




