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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 15, 2025

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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 1-3 1-3
East Facing 4-6 3-5 4-6 4-6
South Facing 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 06:08 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:08 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.1 feet 08:41 AM HST.
Low 1.4 feet 02:43 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 0-2 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
north.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 06:46 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:45 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.9 feet 02:27 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 07:20 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:58 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona High 1.7 feet 09:19 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 03:20 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.1 feet 09:36 AM HST.
Low 0.9 feet 04:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:04 AM HST.
Sunset 6:53 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will remain small through tonight with mainly background medium to long period energy. Surf should see a slight bump early Friday and hold through early next week as a series of small long period southerly energy fills in. A small, medium period northeast swell will keep surf along east facing shores elevated through the weekend. As this swell declines, the short period energy will fill in as trade winds increase into the weekend. North facing shores will remain flat to tiny through the forecast period except for areas that may be exposed to the small northeast swell.

NORTH EAST

am        pm  

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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

am        pm  

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

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Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

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.

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SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

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

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