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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 12, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 05:03 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 11:40 PM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly
sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.5 feet 06:53 AM HST.
Low 1.2 feet 01:15 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 05:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:07 AM HST.
Sunset 6:27 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
South Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 05:41 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 12:17 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.3 feet 06:19 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 12:29 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 2.0 feet 07:31 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 01:52 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 2.3 feet 07:50 AM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 02:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:11 AM HST.
Sunset 6:31 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Despite the current south swell slowly declining today, another small, medium to long period south swell will fill in on Friday to provide another slight bump in south shore surf. This swell will then then slowly decline over the weekend. Additionally, surf along north facing shores will remain slightly elevated over the next couple of days as another small northwest pulse arrives on Friday. East facing shores will see typical trade wind generated energy throughout the forecast period.

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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