Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 22, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Friday
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
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.9 feet 02:39 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 09:12 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 02:20 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.1 feet 08:13 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 03:09 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:02 AM HST.
Sunset 6:44 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Friday
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
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
east after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 2.4 feet 03:17 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 09:49 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:58 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.7 feet 03:19 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 10:19 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:32 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 08:50 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 03:47 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 08:55 AM HST.
High 2.6 feet 03:54 PM HST.
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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am        pm  

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  

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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

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.

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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

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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