Hawaii County Surf Forecast for August 28, 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 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | |||||
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| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. | |||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | ||||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. | ||||||
| Winds | East winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:04 AM HST. | ||||||
| Sunset | 6:39 PM HST. | ||||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| Low Temperature | In the lower 70s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph in the afternoon and evening, becoming light and variable. |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Hazy. Scattered showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the mid 80s. |
| Winds | Northwest winds around 5 mph. |
| Sunrise | 6:08 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:43 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
A small, long period south swell continues to slowly fill in this afternoon. Another reinforcing pulse should fill in Thursday and peak Friday near the summer average before declining over the weekend. Surf should return to background levels early next week along south facing shores.
A small short-period swell out of the north-northwest is expected this weekend into early next week. A larger longer-period swell should out of the northwest should arrive around September 2nd.
Small short-period surf along east facing shores will decrease on Thursday as winds locally and upstream ease through the weekend into early next week.
NORTH EAST
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
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.
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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