Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 09, 2026

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Hazy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.4 feet 07:36 PM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 12:46 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 1.9 feet 07:01 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 02:09 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:57 AM HST.
Sunset 5:57 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 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast.
Tides
Kona Low 0.2 feet 02:06 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 08:14 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 01:23 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.0 feet 02:28 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 09:06 PM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 02:04 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona High 1.5 feet 07:39 AM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 02:46 PM HST.
Kawaihae High 1.5 feet 07:58 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 03:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:01 AM HST.
Sunset 6:01 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along north facing shores will remain small to moderate through Friday due to a gradually declining west-northwest swell. A storm low south of the Aleutian Islands will deepen and generate a larger north- northwest (330 degrees) swell that will build rapidly on Saturday and peak through Sunday, producing surf near High Surf Warning levels along north and some west facing shores. Another storm low is expected to develop closer to Hawaii this weekend and generate a larger long period northwest (320-330 deg) swell. This swell will likely produce surf above the High Surf Warning thresholds late Monday and Tuesday. Stay tuned as the low develops.

Surf along east facing shores will continue to decline through the weekend as winds over and upwind of Hawaii remain weak. Some increase in east shore surf is possible early next week. Along south shores, surf will remain very small through the forecast period.

NORTH EAST

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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  

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Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less) surf.

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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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