Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 22, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 5:42 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:52 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy. Numerous showers. |
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| Low Temperature | Around 70. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the evening, then becoming northeast after midnight. |
Swell Summary
Surf along south facing shores will remain small to moderate as a long period south-southwest swell is expected to fill in late tonight into Thursday. A second pulse from the same direction will fill in over the weekend and keep small to moderate surf through the weekend before declining early next week.
East shore surf will remain near seasonal average during the next couple of days as trade winds persist. Tiny surf will prevail along north facing shores this week and into the weekend.
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




