Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 21, 2025

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
East Facing 6-8 5-7 5-7 4-6
South Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.4 feet 02:23 PM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 08:32 PM HST.
High 2.7 feet 03:57 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.8 feet 10:40 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:52 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:32 AM HST.
Sunset 5:40 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 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming east.
Tides
Kona High 1.1 feet 03:01 PM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 09:09 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:35 AM HST.
Kawaihae High 0.9 feet 03:50 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 09:13 PM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:42 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph, becoming west
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.5 feet 11:17 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 12:00 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 04:22 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:36 AM HST.
Sunset 5:44 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current, medium period northwest swell peaked earlier today and will continue to decline tonight into early Friday. Another moderate, medium period, northwest swell (310-330 degrees) is forecast to arrive Saturday into Sunday, and could once again produce surf at or near advisory levels along north and west facing shores. Looking ahead to the middle of next week, a large, long period, northwest (310-330 degree) swell has the potential bring advisory or even warning level surf along north and west facing shores.

East shore surf will decline Friday into this weekend as trades weaken over and upstream of the islands.

Small surf is expected along south facing shores for the next several days.

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NORTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

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am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Clean in the early morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions move in during the morning hours with the winds shifting W 5-10mph.

WEST

am        pm  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

Conditions: Semi glassy in the morning with N winds less than 5mph. Bumpy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting WNW 5-10mph.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Small scale (ankle to knee high) surf.

Conditions: Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 10-15mph. This becomes Sideshore texture/chop for the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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