Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 02, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:55 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 5:53 PM HST. | |||||
Forecast for Big Island Leeward
| Shores | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| West Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| South Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:59 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 5:57 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Current medium period north-northwest swell will continue to decline tonight and shift to a more northerly direction. Another moderate, medium-period north to north-northeast swell will fill in on Friday especially during the afternoon and peak Friday night into Saturday morning.
With a slight increase of trade winds tonight, a subtle increase of rough and choppy surf is expected along east facing shores. A much stronger fetch of strong to near gale force trade winds will bring a significant increase of easterly wind swell Sunday into early next week, which should exceed advisory thresholds for east facing shores. Surf along south facing shores will remain tiny through the forecast period with the exception of areas exposed to the wind swell next week.
NORTH EAST
am 
pm
Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.
Conditions: Semi choppy with ESE winds 5-10mph in the morning increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.
NORTH WEST
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
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: Minimal (ankle high or less) 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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