Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 19, 2026
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Thursday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| East Facing | 8-12 | 8-12 | 8-12 | 8-12 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. | ||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. | ||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | ||||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers. | |||||
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| High Temperature | In the mid 70s. | |||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||
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| Sunrise | 6:47 AM HST. | |||||
| Sunset | 6:21 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 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Weather | Sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 60s. |
| Winds | West winds around 5 mph early, becoming light and variable, then becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. |
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the lower 80s. |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. |
| Sunrise | 6:51 AM HST. |
| Sunset | 6:25 PM HST. |
Swell Summary
Surf will hold relatively steady along east facing shores through Thursday then gradually decrease Friday into the weekend.
Surf along north and west facing shores will remain well below seasonal levels through the weekend, and surf along south facing shores will remain small. Select exposures along north and south facing shores will continue to see some trade wind swell.
Forerunners from a large, long-period north to north-northeast swell are forecast to arrive Sunday night, then rapidly build to near warning levels along north facing shores Monday through Tuesday. Also due to the northerly direction, elevated surf heights are expected along west Maui and west Big Island near Kua Bay. Surf heights are expected to reach advisory threshold for west Big Island on Monday and could reach advisory threshold for west Maui as well.
NORTH EAST
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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
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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
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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
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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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