Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 22, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 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 lower 70s. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | |||||
| Winds | North winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 6:02 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:44 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly clear. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight. |
| Weather | Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny. Isolated showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:06 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:48 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A series of small overlapping medium and long period south swells will continue for the rest of this week, with surf heights near the summertime average through Friday along south facing shores. Surf heights should decrease to background levels by early next week as the swell energy fades. Another small, long period south swell will arrive by midweek next week.
Choppy conditions will continue for east facing shores through the forecast period due to the persistent fresh trades. Surf along north facing shores will remain nearly flat through next week.
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




